There are 13 ways to get from Trieste to Basel by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, car train, plane, or shuttle
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Train
best- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
9h 57mCHF 137–267Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Basel (BSL)plane TRS - BSL
6h 40mCHF 71–229Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venice Mestre to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N401
13h 7mCHF 170–381Train, night train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain En
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
14h 29mCHF 86–332Drive 713.5 km
- Drive from Trieste to Baselcar 713.5 km
7h 34mCHF 113–164Train via Milan
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain Ec
10h 24mCHF 98–302Drive, car train
- Drive from Trieste to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Baselcar
8h 20mCHF 167–234Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 1mCHF 145–539Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 43mCHF 245–638Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Basel
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Basel (BSL)plane LJU - BSL
7h 16mCHF 132–483Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane TRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 50mCHF 114–295Shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 46mCHF 169–749Shuttle, shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
8h 21mCHF 362–753
Trieste to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Basel is to drive which costs SFr 110 - SFr 170 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Basel is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 6h 1m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 550.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Basel. However, there are services departing from Trieste, Autostazione and arriving at Basel SBB via Venice Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Basel. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Basel SBB via Venezia Mestre and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 57m.
The distance between Trieste and Basel is 739 km. The road distance is 713.5 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Basel without a car is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 270.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Trieste to Basel, including transfers.
Trieste to Basel bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Trieste, Autostazione station.
Trieste to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Basel is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 170 - SFr 390 and takes 13h 7m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 230 and takes 6h 40m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Basel SBB via Venezia Mestre, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 9h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Basel SBB via Stazione Mestre and Venice Mestre in around 13h 7m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–480
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
Flights from Ljubljana to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–480
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–380
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Basel via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Basel via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Basel via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–150
- 2nd Class
- CHF 95–130
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
- 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
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 28–45
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–100
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–40
- 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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–310
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 29
- Private
- CHF 127
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–180
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 29
- Private
- CHF 127
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–290
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 30
- Private
- CHF 138
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venice Mestre to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–203
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- CHF 157
- 4-8 persons
- CHF 203
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–290
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- CHF 240–290
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