Bologna to Basel bus: 3 a day, fastest 7h55

3 a dayfastest 7h55☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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BolognaVeronaTrentoBolzanoInnsbruckSt. GallenBasel· 448 km as the crow flies

01:20 → 09:15
FlixBus N524 ☾ Overnight
Bologna (central bus station) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Milan, Zurich
7h552 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:20 → 08:15)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:15 → 19:00
FlixBus 439
Bologna (central bus station) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Milan, Luzern, Zurich
9h453 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:40 → 21:15
FlixBus 488
Bologna (central bus station) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Verona, Trento, Bolzano, Innsbruck…
11h356 stops
Runs: Fri, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
13:55 → 22:55
FlixBus 1524
Bologna (central bus station) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Milan, Como, Lugano, Luzern
9h005 stops
Runs: Daily except MonBook 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 direct8h37

To Bologna (central bus station)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N5247h55
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 Bologna to Basel in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Bologna goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Bologna to Basel?

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

How long is the bus from Bologna to Basel?

The fastest takes 7h55; the slowest 11h35, for 448 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:20 and the latest at 13:55, local time in Bologna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Bologna to Basel?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 01:20 arriving 09:15.

Bologna ▸ Basel

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