Basel to Florence by train
Travel from Basel (Switzerland) to Florence (Italy) by train (509km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
Basel - Florence @ 2024-12-15
To travel from Basel to Florence by train, read the following information. You find timetables and ticket prices online via our booking links.
Your travel route could be like that.
509 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Basel to Florence, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Florence - Basel1 Basel (Switzerland) - Florence (Italy)
1a Travelling from Basel (Switzerland) to Florence (Italy)
The train journey from Switzerland to Italy usually leads via Milan. First use a direct Eurocity train to Milan. From there you have excellent high-speed-train connections to everywhere in Italy.
Saver fare tickets are available from 29 EUR. You find timetables and ticket prices via our booking links. Sometimes you have to book two tickets, first from your place of departure to Milan, then a second one to your final destination in Italy.
If you travel via the scenic Bernina and Galcier Express routes, you will arrive in Tirano (border to Switzerland) from where you continue to Milan.
Instead of the direct route from Switzerland to Italy, you can also have a very scenic trip trough the Alps. Read therefore our blog.
Where to buy a ticket from Basel to Florence?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / Frecciabianca (FB) / Frecciargento (FA AV) / Frecciarossa (FR AV) / EuroCity (IT) (EC) / Regionale (R) / Italo (ITALO)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ICN 1955 Rome - Palermo / ICN 1963 Milan - Palermo / ICN 1963 Milan - Syracuse / ICN 795 Turin - Reggio Calabria / ICN 765 Milan - Lecce
train company:
SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen / TRENITALIA Trenitalia - Ferrovie dello stato
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Florence - Basel / Zurich - Milan / Zurich - Rome / Zurich - Florence / Basel - Milan / Basel - Rome / St. Moritz - Milan / Zurich - Palermo / Zurich - Venice / Zurich - Naples
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Do you have questions about the connection between Basel and Florence? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.