There are 8 ways to get from Rapallo to Basel by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, 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 via Arth
best- Take the train from Rapallo to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain Ec
8h 16mCHF 55–195Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rapallo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 1514
- Take the bus from Milan to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N487 / ...
8h 45mCHF 31–54Drive 495.1 km
- Drive from Rapallo to Baselcar 495.1 km
5h 10mCHF 80–116Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Basel
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Basel (BSL)plane GOA - BSL
7h 6mCHF 72–211Train
- Take the train from Rapallo to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain Ic21 / ...
8h 24mCHF 73–308Train #2
- Take the train from Rapallo to Como Camerlatatrain
- Take the train from Como Camerlata to Castionetrain S10
- Take the train from Castione-Arbedo to Basel SBBtrain
10h 19mCHF 86–131Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Rapallo to Novaratrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 15mCHF 120–318Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Rapallo to Pisa Centraletrain
- 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
8h 40mCHF 134–371
Rapallo to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rapallo to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 55 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Rapallo to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 10m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 120.
No, there is no direct bus from Rapallo to Basel. However, there are services departing from Rapallo and arriving at Basel SBB via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Rapallo to Basel. However, there are services departing from Rapallo and arriving at Basel SBB via Milano Centrale and Arth-Goldau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 16m.
The distance between Rapallo and Basel is 493 km. The road distance is 495.1 km.
The best way to get from Rapallo to Basel without a car is to train via Arth which takes 8h 16m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Rapallo to Basel, including transfers.
Rapallo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rapallo station.
Rapallo to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Rapallo station.
The best way to get from Rapallo to Basel is to train via Arth which takes 8h 16m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 55 and takes 8h 45m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 220 and takes 7h 6m.
What companies run services between Rapallo, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Rapallo to Basel SBB via Milano Centrale and Arth-Goldau in around 8h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rapallo to Basel SBB via Milan in around 8h 45m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Basel via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Basel via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rapallo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rapallo to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rapallo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rapallo to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rapallo to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 29–45
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- 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 Rapallo to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–65
- 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 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- 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
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Castione-Arbedo to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- 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 10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Rapallo to Como Camerlata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Como Camerlata to Castione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rapallo to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rapallo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Rapallo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Rapallo to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rapallo to Basel is 495 km. It takes approximately 5h 10m to drive from Rapallo to Basel.
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