Rome to Basel bus: 1.9 a day, fastest 13h15

1.9 a dayfastest 13h15☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

RomeFlorenceBolognaMilanComoLuganoBasel· 741 km as the crow flies

08:30 → 22:55
FlixBus 1524
Rome Tiburtina Bus station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Florence, Bologna, Milan, Como…
14h257 stops
Runs: Daily except MonBook on FlixBus ↗
20:00 → 09:15⁺¹
FlixBus N524 ☾ Overnight
Rome Tiburtina Bus station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Florence, Bologna, Milan, Zurich
13h155 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:00 → 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

☾ Overnight: leave 20:00, arrive 09:15

The plane is 8h59 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct13h59

To Rome Tiburtina Bus station15 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N52413h15
From Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min

Plane · nonstop FCO to BSL5h00

To Rome Fiumicino (FCO)1h05
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FCO to BSL1h45
Landing to exit20 min
From BSL20 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 Rome to Basel in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Rome to Basel nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Rome to Basel?

Yes. 1.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Rome to Basel?

The fastest takes 13h15; the slowest 14h25, for 741 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:30 and the latest at 20:00, local time in Rome. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Rome to Basel?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 20:00 arriving 09:15 the next morning.

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