There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Kefalonia by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, car, or 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 Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane BSL - EFL
11h 42m€143–354Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Samicarferry
33h 39m€299–753Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patra to Argostolibusferry
45h 24mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Vasilikícar
- Take the car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardocarferry
- Drive from Fiskardo to Kefaloniacar
28h 24m€375–580Train, bus to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane STR - EFL
9h 47m€191–361Train, bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the bus from Zurigo to Baribus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Corfucarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Samiferry
46h 33m€159–317
Basel (BSL) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kefalonia is to train and bus and car ferry and ferry which costs €150 - €320 and takes 46h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kefalonia is to train and bus and fly which takes 9h 47m and costs €190 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Kefalonia. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Kefalonia Airport via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Patra and Argostoli. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 24m.
The distance between Basel and Kefalonia is 1496 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kefalonia without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 33h 39m and costs €290 - €800.
It takes approximately 11h 42m to get from Basel to Kefalonia, including transfers.
Basel to Kefalonia bus services, operated by Diamant Travel, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Kefalonia bus services, operated by Diamant Travel, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
Kefalonia is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 11:03 PM in Basel and 12:03 AM in Kefalonia.
There are 1073+ hotels available in Kefalonia.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kefalonia, Greece?
Air Dolomiti, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Kefalonia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Basel to Kefalonia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Kefalonia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Kefalonia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- 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 Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Patra to Argostoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurigo to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- ionionplines@gmail.com
- Website
- ionionpelagos.com
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- http://ionionpelagos.com/
- Phone
- +30 26450 93278
- westferrybooking@gmail.com
- Website
- westferry.gr
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://westferry.gr/
- Passenger
- €10–12
- Vehicle
- €35–45
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- info@lefkastraveller.gr
- Website
- lefkadapalace.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
- Schedules at
- https://lefkadapalace.com/ferry-routes-schedule/
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