There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Carloforte by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane ZRH - CAG
- Take the bus from Cagliari Autostazione Arst to Portovesme Portobus
- Take the ferry from Porto Vesme to Carloforteferry
10h 19m€129–336Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane MXP - CAG
- Take the bus from Cagliari Autostazione Arst to Portovesme Portobus
- Take the ferry from Porto Vesme to Carloforteferry
12h 49m€65–423Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane LIN - CAG
- Take the bus from Cagliari Autostazione Arst to Portovesme Portobus
- Take the ferry from Porto Vesme to Carloforteferry
12h 50m€81–481Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane FKB - CAG
- Take the bus from Cagliari Autostazione Arst to Portovesme Portobus
- Take the ferry from Porto Vesme to Carloforteferry
11h 34m€119–344Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane ZRH - OLB
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
- Take the bus from Cagliari Autostazione Arst to Portovesme Portobus
- Take the ferry from Porto Vesme to Carloforteferry
13h 49m€164–420
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Carloforte is to train and fly and bus and ferry which costs €65 - €430 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Carloforte is to train and fly and bus and ferry which takes 10h 19m and costs €120 - €340.
The distance between Basel and Carloforte is 1107 km.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Basel to Carloforte, including transfers.
There are 846+ hotels available in Carloforte.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Carloforte, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Carloforte. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), walk to Aeroporto Elmas Partenze, take the bus to Cagliari Autostazione Arst, take the bus to Portovesme Porto, walk to Porto Vesme, then take the ferry to Carloforte. Alternatively, you can take the train to Lugano, take the train to Seregno, take the train to Milano Forlanini, walk to Stazione Forlanini, take the line 4 subway to Linate Aeroporto, walk to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), walk to Aeroporto Elmas Partenze, take the bus to Cagliari Autostazione Arst, take the bus to Portovesme Porto, walk to Porto Vesme, then take the ferry to Carloforte.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–440
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–550
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- 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 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 351 8374226
- information@arst.sardegna.it
- Website
- arst.sardegna.it
Bus from Cagliari Autostazione Arst to Portovesme Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- app.arstspa.it
- Phone
- 800.195.344
- info@delcomar.it
- Website
- delcomar.it
Ferry from Porto Vesme to Carloforte
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- delcomar.it
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