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Compare bus, train, and flight for Basel to Milan
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Basel to Milan among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of $39 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 5h 2m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $39, while a flight costs an average of $292.
Distance: 164 miles (264 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train | Flight |
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$39 Average price Cheapest | $131 Average price | $292 Average price |
5h 21m Average total duration 4h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 2m Average total duration Fastest 4h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 33m Average total duration 3h 33m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Milan
How to get from Basel to Milan by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Milan is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus2:05 AM4h20Basel, Bahnhof6:25 AMMilano, Autostazione Lampugnano$301One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus2:05 AM4h20Basel, Bahnhof6:25 AMMilano, Autostazione Lampugnano$301One-way0 transfers
Fastest
TGV 9213 | 9213 · IC 2 1479 | 1479 · B 2 2055 | 20553:33 PM3h40Basel SBB7:13 PMMilan$1341One-way2 transfers
Other options
- IC 3 583 | 583 · EC 29 | 29 · S 10 25139 | 25139 · B 523 579 | 5796:33 PM3h50Basel SBB10:23 PMMilan$941One-way3 transfers
- IC 3 581 | 581 · EC 27 | 27 · S 10 25137 | 25137 · B 523 577 | 5775:33 PM3h50Basel SBB9:23 PMMilan$1341One-way3 transfers
- TGV 9213 | 9213 · IC 2 1479 | 1479 · RE 80 25533 | 25533 · B 523 573 | 5733:33 PM4h25Basel SBB7:58 PMMilan$1341One-way3 transfers
- FlixBus11:45 AM4h20Basel, Bahnhof4:05 PMMilano, Autostazione Lampugnano$301One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus12:30 PM4h20Basel, Bahnhof4:50 PMMilano, Autostazione Lampugnano$301One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus9:00 PM5h30Basel, Bahnhof2:30 AMMilano, Autostazione Lampugnano$301One-way0 transfers
- VY6261 · VY63381:35 PM4h50EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg6:25 PMMilan Malpensa Airport$2201One-way1 transfer
- VY6261 · VY63361:35 PM8h00EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg9:35 PMMilan Malpensa Airport$2511One-way1 transfer
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VF6111:45 AM24h00EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg11:45 AMMilan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport$6251One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Milan:
A bus is $92 (€75) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Milan costing on average $131 (€106).
A bus is $253 (€206) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Basel to Milan costing on average $292 (€238).
Other travel options to Milan take longer:
Bus takes on average 5h 21m.
Flight takes on average 5h 33m.
- Around 13 buses per day.
- Around 5 flights per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Milan as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and arrive in Milan Linate Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Milan Centrale.
- Buses mostly depart from Basel, Bahnhof and arrive in Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar, Marino Autolinee, Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe to go to Milan by bus.
- Travel with Trenitalia, SBB, DSB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), Südostbahn to go to Milan by train.
- Travel with Vueling to go to Milan by flight.
- 12 direct buses per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar.
- 4 direct trains per day with Trenitalia, DSB.
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