There are 9 ways to get from La Spezia to Basel 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 La Spezia to Milanbus N1508 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano - Famagosta to Baselbus
7h 45mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Como Camerlatatrain Re13
- Take the bus from Como Grandate to Baselbus
13h 2mCHF 44–61Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
10h 5mCHF 79–168Drive 560 km
- Drive from La Spezia to Baselcar 560 km
5h 54mCHF 92–133Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova Brignoletrain
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Basel (BSL)plane GOA - BSL
7h 18mCHF 80–269Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 29mCHF 130–345Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 39mCHF 146–424Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Basel (BSL)plane NCE - BSL
8h 41mCHF 81–301Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- 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
8h 12mCHF 138–467
La Spezia to Basel by train (Trenitalia)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Spezia to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 65 and takes 13h 2m.
The fastest way to get from La Spezia to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 54m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct bus from La Spezia to Basel. However, there are services departing from La Spezia and arriving at Basel via Assago-Milanofiori M2 and Milano - Famagosta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from La Spezia to Basel. However, there are services departing from La Spezia Centrale and arriving at Basel Sbb via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 5m.
The distance between La Spezia and Basel is 640 km. The road distance is 560 km.
The best way to get from La Spezia to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 7h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from La Spezia to Basel, including transfers.
La Spezia to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Spezia station.
La Spezia to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from La Spezia Centrale station.
The best way to get from La Spezia to Basel is to bus which takes 7h 45m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 170 and takes 10h 5m.
What companies run services between La Spezia, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from La Spezia to Basel via Assago-Milanofiori M2, Milan - Famagosta, and Milano - Famagosta in around 7h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from La Spezia Centrale to Basel Sbb via Milano Centrale in around 10h 5m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–310
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Basel via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–260
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Basel via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–25
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–90
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–35
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Como Camerlata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–20
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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 29–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–20
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–22
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from La Spezia to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Milano - Famagosta to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- [email protected]
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Como Grandate to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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La Spezia to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
La Spezia to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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