There are 8 ways to get from Pisa to Basel by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Arth
best- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain Ec
9h 52mCHF 87–246Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Pisa Airport to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Basel SBBbus
11h 28mCHF 30–74Drive 617.4 km
- Drive from Pisa to Baselcar 617.4 km
6h 28mCHF 97–139Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Basel (BSL)plane FLR - BSL
7h 29mCHF 104–247Train
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain Ic21 / ...
10h 41mCHF 95–213Train #2
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Codognotrain
- Take the train from Codogno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Basel SBBtrain
13h 17mTrain to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 38mCHF 103–281Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 18mCHF 110–342
Pisa to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pisa to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 75 and takes 11h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Pisa to Basel is to drive which takes 6h 28m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct bus from Pisa to Basel. However, there are services departing from Pisa Airport and arriving at Basel SBB via Genoa and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Pisa to Basel. However, there are services departing from Pisa Centrale and arriving at Basel SBB via Florence Santa Maria Novella, Milano Centrale and Arth-Goldau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 52m.
The distance between Pisa and Basel is 707 km. The road distance is 617.4 km.
The best way to get from Pisa to Basel without a car is to train via Arth which takes 9h 52m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Pisa to Basel, including transfers.
Pisa to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Pisa Airport station.
Pisa to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Pisa Centrale station.
The best way to get from Pisa to Basel is to train via Arth which takes 9h 52m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 75 and takes 11h 28m.
What companies run services between Pisa, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Pisa Centrale to Basel SBB via Florence Santa Maria Novella, Milano Centrale, and Arth-Goldau in around 9h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pisa Airport to Basel SBB via Genoa and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 11h 28m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–390
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–60
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 29–40
Train from Pisa Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–130
- 2nd Class
- CHF 75–110
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–65
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–35
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Locarno to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Pisa Centrale to Codogno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Codogno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Pisa Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Genoa to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Pisa Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Genoa to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–26
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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Pisa to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Genoa station.
Pisa to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Firenze S.M.N. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pisa to Basel is 617 km. It takes approximately 6h 28m to drive from Pisa to Basel.
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