There are 10 ways to get from Basel to San Gimignano by bus, train, train (Trenitalia), car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Basel to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train Re
8h 45m€93–127Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N524 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Poggibonsibus N527
12h 48m€62–98Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovannitrain S10 / ...
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Firenze S. M. N.train Ec
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train Re
11h 39m€140–305Drive 684.7 km
- Drive from Basel to San Gimignanocar 684.7 km
7h 2m€123–178Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train
7h 33m€139–356Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Firenze S. M. N.train Ec
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train Re
12h 35m€219–315Fly Basel to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BSL - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train
8h 14m€114–300Fly Basel to Pisa International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane BSL - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Empolitrain
8h 31m€83–238Train 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 Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train
8h 3m€136–386Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane SXB - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train
7h 47m€90–368
Basel to San Gimignano by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to San Gimignano is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 12h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to San Gimignano is to drive which takes 7h 2m and costs €120 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to San Gimignano. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at S.GIMIGNANO - P.ta S.Giovanni via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Poggibonsi Fs. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to San Gimignano. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Poggibonsi-S.Gimign. via Bellinzona, Como S. Giovanni and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 39m.
The distance between Basel and San Gimignano is 807 km. The road distance is 684.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to San Gimignano without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 45m and costs €90 - €130.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Basel to San Gimignano, including transfers.
Basel to San Gimignano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to San Gimignano train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to San Gimignano is to train which takes 11h 39m and costs €140 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €100 and takes 12h 48m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and San Gimignano, Italy?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to S.GIMIGNANO - P.ta S.Giovanni via Bellinzona, Como S. Giovanni, Firenze S. M. N., Firenze S.M.N., Poggibonsi-S.Gimign., and Poggibonsi Fs in around 11h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to S.GIMIGNANO - P.ta S.Giovanni via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Poggibonsi, and Poggibonsi Fs in around 12h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Saturday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Basel to Pisa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Basel to Pisa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Pisa International Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Basel to Pisa International Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Firenze S. M. N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Firenze S. M. N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Basel to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Poggibonsi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to San Gimignano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Basel to San Gimignano train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bellinzona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to San Gimignano is 685 km. It takes approximately 7h 2m to drive from Basel to San Gimignano.
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