Basel to Rome bus: 1.9 a day, fastest 13h00

1.9 a dayfastest 13h00☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇮🇹 Italy

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BaselLuzernLuganoComoMilanBolognaRome· 741 km as the crow flies

09:25 → 23:40
FlixBus 1524
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Rome Tiburtina Bus station · via Luzern, Lugano, Como, Milan…
14h157 stops
Runs: Daily except TueBook on FlixBus ↗
21:00 → 10:00⁺¹
FlixBus N524 ☾ Overnight
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Rome Tiburtina Bus station · via Zurich, Milan, Bologna, Florence
13h004 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:00 → 09:00+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 21:00, arrive 10:00

The plane is 8h44 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct13h44

To Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N52413h00
From Rome Tiburtina Bus station15 min

Plane · nonstop BSL to FCO5h00

To EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)20 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BSL to FCO1h45
Landing to exit20 min
From FCO1h05

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 Rome in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Basel to Rome?

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 Basel to Rome?

The fastest takes 13h00; the slowest 14h15, for 741 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 09:25 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 Rome?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 21:00 arriving 10:00 the next morning.

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