Basel to Bologna bus: 3 a day, fastest 8h05

3 a dayfastest 8h05☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇮🇹 Italy

Direct buses · no change

BaselZurichSt. GallenInnsbruckBolzanoTrentoBologna· 448 km as the crow flies

08:00 → 19:30
FlixBus 488
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Bologna (central bus station) · via Zurich, St. Gallen, Innsbruck, Bolzano…
11h306 stops
Runs: Mon, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
09:25 → 18:30
FlixBus 1524
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Bologna (central bus station) · via Luzern, Lugano, Como, Milan
9h055 stops
Runs: Daily except TueBook on FlixBus ↗
10:50 → 19:55
FlixBus 439
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Bologna (central bus station) · via Zurich, Luzern, Milan
9h053 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:00 → 05:05⁺¹
FlixBus N524 ☾ Overnight
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Bologna (central bus station) · via Zurich, Milan
8h052 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:00 → 04:05+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 direct8h47

To Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N5248h05
From Bologna (central bus station)13 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 Basel to Bologna in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Basel goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Basel to Bologna?

Yes. 3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Basel to Bologna?

The fastest takes 8h05; the slowest 11h30, for 448 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:00 and the latest at 21:00, local time in Basel. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Basel to Bologna?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 21:00 arriving 05:05 the next morning.

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