Basel to Pisa: Travel tip
 

Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to get to Pisa, Itlay from Basel Switzerland??
Thanks

What is your criteria for best way?

Fastest or cheapest or most luxurious?

14 hours by train.
7 hours by car (be aware of hefty cross-border fees if you return the rental car in a different country).
5 hours by plane (SWISS from Zürich to Firenze - you need one hour from Basel to Zürich and one hour from Firenze to Pisa).

Train Basel to Milan 4 hours. The website is down for maintenance at the moment, but you might be able to get a sale fare for 25chf.
www.sbb.ch

Train Milan to Pisa about 3 hours (change in Florence) 58€ (may be able to snag some discounts on Trenitalia).
http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/inde...003f16f90aRCRD

Sorry, I forget to adjust the time and got only nightly connections.

The fastest daytime connection from Basel to Pisa is 8:21 hours with three changes (and the risk to miss a connection).