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Compare bus and train for Basel to Genoa
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Genoa among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $32. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 6h 8m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $32, and a train costs an average of $78.
Distance: 227 miles (366 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus |
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$143 Average price | $55 Average price Cheapest |
6h 38m Average total duration Fastest 6h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 42m Average total duration 7h 12m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Genoa
How to get from Basel to Genoa by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Genoa is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
4740 · 4704Cheapest
4740 · 4704Fastest
EuroCity 63+
Intercity 641Other options
EuroCity 61+Intercity 637EuroCity 67+
Regionale Veloce 3045EuroCity 151+Intercity 673FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
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LH248+
Regionale TRENORD 10346+Regionale Veloce 3029LH6917+LH248+Regionale TRENORD 10354+Regionale Veloce 3073LH6917+LH248+Regionale TRENORD 10344+Intercity 669Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Genoa:
A bus is $46 (€38) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Genoa costing on average $78 (€64).
Other travel options to Genoa take longer:
Bus takes on average 7h 30m.
- Around 6 buses per day.
- Around 3 trains per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Genoa as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and arrive in Genoa Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Genoa Piazza Principe.
- Buses mostly depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arrive in Genova, Via Fanti D'Italia.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar, Autolinee Ventre to go to Genoa by bus.
- Travel with Trenitalia, SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Genoa by train.
- 2 direct buses per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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