There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Prato by bus, train (Trenitalia), car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Basel to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
7hBus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan Lampugnano to Prato Piazzale Del Museobus Itabus
9h 49m€46–85Train via Bologna
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain Ic
7h 25m€82–437Drive 629.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Pratocar 629.5 km
6h 24m€111–160Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
5h 39m€137–352Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Prato Centraletrain Ic
9h 15m€78–429Fly Basel to Florence Peretola Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BSL - FLR
6h 20m€104–257Fly Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BSL - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain
6h 30m€71–252Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain
5h 43m€134–337
Basel to Prato by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Prato is to bus via Milan which costs €45 - €85 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Prato is to train and fly which takes 5h 39m and costs €130 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Prato. However, there are services departing from Basel and arriving at Prato Piazzale Del Museo via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Prato. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Prato Centrale via Lugano, Milano Centrale and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 25m.
The distance between Basel and Prato is 735 km. The road distance is 629.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Prato without a car is to bus which takes 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h to get from Basel to Prato, including transfers.
Basel to Prato bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Basel station.
Basel to Prato train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Prato is to bus which takes 7h and costs . Alternatively, you can train via Bologna, which costs €80 - €440 and takes 7h 25m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €260 and takes 6h 20m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Prato, Italy?
Onebus operates a bus from Basel to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station once a week, and the journey takes 5h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Prato Centrale via Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 7h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–1,000
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–750
Flights from Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Basel to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milan Lampugnano to Prato Piazzale Del Museo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Prato bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Basel to Prato train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Prato is 630 km. It takes approximately 6h 24m to drive from Basel to Prato.
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