There are 9 ways to get from Venice to Basel by plane, train, bus, train (Trenitalia), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Basel (BSL)plane VCE - BSL
3h 59mCHF 67–203Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Venice Mestre to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N401
10h 50mCHF 46–82Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centraletrain 8970 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano - Famagosta to Baselbus
7h 2mTrain
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
7h 33mCHF 131–240Drive 575.8 km
- Drive from Venice to Baselcar 575.8 km
6h 14mCHF 94–135Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 7mCHF 116–310Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia 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
6h 38mCHF 131–354Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane VCE - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
7h 10mCHF 90–417Train via Milan (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
7h 47mCHF 107–220
Venice to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 85 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Basel is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 210.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Basel. However, there are services departing from Liberta' Santa Chiara and arriving at Basel SBB via Venice Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Basel. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Basel SBB via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 33m.
The distance between Venice and Basel is 456 km. The road distance is 575.8 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Basel without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Venice to Basel, including transfers.
Venice to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Venice Mestre station.
Venice to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Venezia S. Lucia station.
The best way to get from Venice to Basel is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 130 - SFr 240 and takes 7h 33m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 85 and takes 10h 50m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet and Lufthansa fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Venezia S. Lucia to Basel SBB via Zuerich Hb and Zürich HB in around 7h 33m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–150
- 2nd Class
- CHF 100–140
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Milano - Famagosta to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venice Mestre to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Venice to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Venice to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Basel is 576 km. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from Venice to Basel.
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