There are 8 ways to get from Siena 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 (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
9h 31mCHF 110–218Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Siena to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan to Basel SBBbus
11h 2mCHF 41–82Drive 699.7 km
- Drive from Siena to Baselcar 699.7 km
7h 13mCHF 111–160Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Siena-Via Tozzi to Firenze Autostazionebus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 31mCHF 122–347Bus, train
- Take the bus from Siena-Via Tozzi to Firenze Autostazionebus 131
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain Ec
9h 38mCHF 87–285Bus
- Take the bus from Siena-Via Tozzi to Firenze Autostazionebus 131
- Take the bus from Firenze - Piazzale Montelungo to Parma - Viale Toschibus
- Take the bus from Parma to Baselbus
16h 8mCHF 48–73Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Siena-Via Tozzi to Firenze Autostazionebus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Basel (BSL)plane FLR - BSL
7h 22mCHF 109–271Bus, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Siena-Via Tozzi to Firenze Autostazionebus
- 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 12mCHF 113–400
Siena to Basel by train (Trenitalia)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Siena to Basel is to bus via Milan which costs SFr 40 - SFr 85 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Siena to Basel is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 31m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 350.
No, there is no direct bus from Siena to Basel. However, there are services departing from Siena and arriving at Basel SBB via Bologna and Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Siena to Basel. However, there are services departing from Siena and arriving at Basel Sbb via Firenze S.M.N. and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 31m.
The distance between Siena and Basel is 760 km. The road distance is 699.7 km.
The best way to get from Siena to Basel without a car is to train which takes 9h 31m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Siena to Basel, including transfers.
Siena to Basel bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Siena station.
Siena to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Siena station.
The best way to get from Siena to Basel is to train which takes 9h 31m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 85 and takes 11h 2m.
What companies run services between Siena, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Siena to Basel Sbb via Firenze S.M.N. and Milano Centrale in around 9h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Siena to Basel SBB via Bologna and Milan in around 11h 2m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
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 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 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 Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Siena to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Bologna to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Siena to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- 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
- +39 800 142 424
- numeroverdetpl@regione.toscana.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Siena-Via Tozzi to Firenze Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Schedules at
- https://www.at-bus.it/en/lines-and-timetables
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Firenze - Piazzale Montelungo to Parma - Viale Toschi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Parma to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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More Questions & Answers
Siena to Basel bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bologna station.
Siena to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Firenze S.M.N. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Siena to Basel is 700 km. It takes approximately 7h 13m to drive from Siena to Basel.
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