There are 9 ways to get from Rome 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
best- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain 9950 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
8h 21mCHF 137–259Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N528 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N487 / ...
13h 45mCHF 44–106Drive 907.3 km
- Drive from Rome to Baselcar 907.3 km
8h 53mCHF 143–206Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FCO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 45mCHF 64–216Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
9h 6mCHF 130–274Bus
- Take the bus from Roma to Zurigobus Napoli / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
15h 57mFly to Basel
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Basel (BSL)plane FCO - BSL
4h 30mCHF 62–190Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FCO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
8h 9mCHF 113–386Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane FCO - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
7h 50mCHF 91–328
Rome to Basel by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Basel is to bus via Milan which costs SFr 40 - SFr 110 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 190.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Basel. However, there are services departing from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arriving at Basel SBB via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to Basel. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Basel Sbb via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 21m.
The distance between Rome and Basel is 918 km. The road distance is 907.3 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Basel without a car is to train which takes 8h 21m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 260.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Rome to Basel, including transfers.
Rome to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Rome to Basel train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to Basel is to train which takes 8h 21m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 110 and takes 13h 45m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 190 and takes 4h 30m.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Roma Termini to Basel Sbb via Milano Centrale in around 8h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Basel SBB via Milan in around 13h 45m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–340
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–250
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–340
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–90
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma to Zurigo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Rome to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Rome to Basel train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rome to Basel is 907 km. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Rome to Basel.
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