There are 12 ways to get from Piran to Basel by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, shuttle, plane, car ferry, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
10h 9mCHF 125–218Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Portorož to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 419 / ...
- Take the bus from Venice Mestre to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N401
15h 37mCHF 66–106Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Portorož to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Milano Centrale Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milano - Famagosta to Baselbus
13h 23mCHF 692–1,180Drive 752.2 km
- Drive from Piran to Baselcar 752.2 km
8h 9mCHF 126–182Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Basel
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Basel (BSL)plane VCE - BSL
6h 42mCHF 83–576Car ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Piran to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
12h 24mCHF 206–269Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Basel
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Basel (BSL)plane TRS - BSL
8h 23mCHF 173–412Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 55mCHF 130–630Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 24mCHF 215–410Bus to Pula Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Portorož to Pula Airportbus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Basel (BSL)plane PUY - BSL
6h 21mCHF 173–416Ferry, shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the ferry from Piran to Trieste Portferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Port to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL)plane ZAG - BSL
7h 38mCHF 181–686Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain
10h 4mCHF 157–442
Piran to Basel by car ferry, ferry, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Piran to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 65 - SFr 110 and takes 15h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Piran to Basel is to bus and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 420.
No, there is no direct bus from Piran to Basel. However, there are services departing from Piran and arriving at Basel via Portorož, Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor, Milano, Stazione Centrale and Milano - Famagosta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Piran to Basel. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Basel Sbb via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
The distance between Piran and Basel is 799 km. The road distance is 752.2 km.
The best way to get from Piran to Basel without a car is to bus via Milan which takes 13h 23m and costs SFr 650 - SFr 1200.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Piran to Basel, including transfers.
Piran to Basel bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Portorož station.
Piran to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Piran to Basel is to train which takes 10h 9m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs SFr 650 - SFr 1200 and takes 13h 23m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 170 - SFr 420 and takes 8h 23m.
What companies run services between Piran, Slovenia and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Piran to Basel Sbb via Trieste Centrale and Milano Centrale in around 10h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piran to Basel via Portorož, Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor, Milano, Stazione Centrale, famagosta m2, and Milano - Famagosta in around 13h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Pula Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Basel via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–280
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Basel via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–280
Flights from Pula Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–150
- 2nd Class
- CHF 100–140
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Portorož to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–950
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–350
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 25
- Private
- CHF 144
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–350
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 25
- Private
- CHF 144
Bus from Portorož to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Port to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–190
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 190
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 26–70
- Private
- CHF 130–170
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Milano - Famagosta to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Portorož to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venice Mestre to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- CHF 95–110
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–204
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- CHF 158
- 4-8 persons
- CHF 204
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Piran to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- CHF 70
Ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Piran to Trieste Port
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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Booking & Getting There
Piran to Basel bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Piran to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Piran to Basel is 752 km. It takes approximately 8h 9m to drive from Piran to Basel.
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