Florence to Basel bus: 2.1 a day, fastest 9h35

2.1 a dayfastest 9h35☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

FlorenceBolognaVeronaTrentoBolzanoInnsbruckBasel· 508 km as the crow flies

08:00 → 21:15
FlixBus 488
Florence (Villa Costanza) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Bologna, Verona, Trento, Bolzano…
13h157 stops
Runs: Fri, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
11:55 → 22:55
FlixBus 1524
Florence (Villa Costanza) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Bologna, Milan, Como, Lugano…
11h006 stops
Runs: Daily except MonBook on FlixBus ↗
23:40 → 09:15⁺¹
FlixBus N524 ☾ Overnight
Florence (Piazzale Montelungo) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Bologna, Milan, Zurich
9h354 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:40 → 08:15+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

No direct train and no nonstop flight: the bus is the only no-change way

Bus · fastest direct10h06

To Florence (Piazzale Montelungo)2 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N5249h35
From Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Florence to Basel in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Florence goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

Nothing flies Florence to Basel nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Florence to Basel?

Yes. 2.1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Florence to Basel?

The fastest takes 9h35; the slowest 13h15, for 508 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:00 and the latest at 23:40, local time in Florence. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Florence to Basel?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 23:40 arriving 09:15 the next morning.

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