There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Cagliari by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)BSL - CAG
5h 13m€69–216Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)MXP - CAG
9h€67–316Train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BellinzonaEc
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Genova P. PrincipeEc
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Porto Torres
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to CagliariRe
25h 3m€159–420Train, ferry via Naples
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Milan RogoredoEc
- Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Napoli Centrale
- Take the ferry from Porto di Napoli to Port of Cagliari
25h 22m€182–405Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Take the ferry from Porto di Napoli to Port of Cagliari
34h 5m€92–143Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Monza
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)LIN - CAG
9h 17m€73–289Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)BGY - CAG
9h 45m€88–370Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanoN11 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Genoa798 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbia
- Take the bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO
25h 49m€76–228
Basel to Cagliari by train, subway, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Cagliari is to train and bus and ferry which costs €90 - €150 and takes 34h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cagliari is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs €65 - €220.
The distance between Basel and Cagliari is 950 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Cagliari without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 3m and costs €150 - €420.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Basel to Cagliari, including transfers.
There are 2478+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Cagliari, Italy?
easyJet, Air Dolomiti, and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) 4 times a week.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–440
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–490
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–440
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Genova P. Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Milan Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milan Rogoredo to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0789 21487
- request@gruppoturmotravel.com
- Website
- gruppoturmotravel.com
Bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://gruppoturmotravel.com/en
- Phone
- 02 76028132
- helpdesk@tirrenia.it
- Website
- tirrenia.it
Ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.tirrenia.it/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Porto di Napoli to Port of Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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