There are 7 ways to get from Rome to Basel by plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, 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.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Basel (BSL)plane FCO - BSL
4h 31mCHF 57–190Bus
- Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Baselbus
8h 2mTrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain 9950 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
8h 25mCHF 138–252Drive 907.5 km
- Drive from Rome to Baselcar 907.5 km
8h 53mCHF 148–214Fly 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 44mCHF 72–237Train via Rome Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
8h 30mCHF 136–271Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 1518 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N487 / ...
15h 5mCHF 61–122
Rome to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Basel is to bus via Milan which costs SFr 60 - SFr 130 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 190.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Roma Prenestina A1 and arriving at Basel. Services depart once a week. The journey takes approximately 8h 2m.
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 25m.
The distance between Rome and Basel is 783 km. The road distance is 907.5 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 8h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Rome to Basel, including transfers.
Rome to Basel bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Roma Prenestina A1 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 fly which takes 4h 31m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 2m, you could also train, which costs SFr 130 - SFr 260 and takes 8h 25m.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Basel once a week, and the journey takes 8h 2m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
- 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 65–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
- 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 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Rome to Basel bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Basel 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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