There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Kalamata by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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 Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane BSL - KLX
10h 30m€174–386Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kalamatabus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3686
42h 35m€102–150Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain Ecm / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamatabus
37h 8m€167–504Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kalamatabus
42h 15m€202–329Drive 2,286.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Kalamatacar 2,286.8 km
28h 56m€407–587Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane ZRH - KLX
6h 30m€121–480Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Kalamatabus
45h 5mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamatabus
2d 2h€210–243
Basel (BSL) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kalamata is to bus via Sofia which costs €100 - €150 and takes 42h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kalamata is to train and fly which takes 6h 30m and costs €120 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Kalamata. However, there are services departing from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse and arriving at Kalamata via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 35m.
The distance between Basel and Kalamata is 1682 km. The road distance is 2286.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kalamata without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 37h 8m and costs €160 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Basel to Kalamata, including transfers.
Basel to Kalamata bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse station.
The best way to get from Basel to Kalamata is to fly which takes 10h 30m and costs €170 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus via Sofia, which costs €100 - €150 and takes 42h 35m.
Basel to Kalamata bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
Kalamata is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 2:34 AM in Basel and 3:34 AM in Kalamata.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kalamata, Greece?
Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Kalamata via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Sofia in around 42h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Basel to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Basel to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €18–25
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €110–170
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
Bus from Ioannina to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €134–135
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Kalamata is 2287 km. It takes approximately 28h 56m to drive from Basel to Kalamata.
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