There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Kefalonia by plane, train, bus, ferry, car ferry, busferry, or car
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
7h 48m€113–254Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S11
- Take the train from Rho Fiera to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Portobus
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Samiferry Asf
32h 22m€238–477Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S11
- Take the train from Rho Fiera to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Portobus
- Take the carferry from Port of Bari to Samicarferry
36h 5m€263–487Bus, Flying Dolphin, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Gjakovëbus
- Take the bus from Gjakovë to Sarandëbus
- Take the ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfuferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Samiferry
44h 48m€163–220Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane STR - EFL
9h 47m€145–516Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Corfucarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Corfu to Samicarferry
42h 48m€212–302Bus, 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 9m€177–263Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Vasilikícar
- Take the carferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardocarferry
- Drive from Fiskardo to Kefaloniacar
28h 33m€393–604
Basel (BSL) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kefalonia is to fly which costs €110 - €260 and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kefalonia is to fly which takes 7h 48m and costs €110 - €260.
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 9m.
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 bus and ferry which takes 32h 22m and costs €230 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 48m 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 8:25 PM in Basel and 9:25 PM in Kefalonia.
There are 1854+ hotels available in Kefalonia.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kefalonia, Greece?
Air Dolomiti, Airbus France, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Kefalonia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Basel to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Rho Fiera to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Rho Fiera to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Gjakovë
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Basel SBB to Gjakovë
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- gmica_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Gjakovë
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- Schedules at
- Gmica Travel
- Phone
- +383 44113710
- travelagencybeli@hotmail.com
- Website
- belitravel.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Gjakovë
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 623 907
- kushtrimi_nm@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Gjakovë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
Busferry from Patra to Argostoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
- Phone
- +355 85 22 6057
- info@finikas-lines.com
- Website
- Finikas Lines
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–31
- Website
- Finikas Lines
- Ferry - Low Season
- €21
- Ferry - High Season
- €26
- Hydrofoil - Low Season
- €26
- Hydrofoil - High Season
- €31
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- info@ionianseaways.com
- Website
- Ionian Seaways
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- Ionian Seaways
- High Season
- €27
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- info@albanialuxuryferries.com
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- Albania Luxury Ferries
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- info@lefkastraveller.gr
- Website
- Lefkada Palace
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Lefkada Palace
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
- Phone
- +30 26450 93278
- westferrybooking@gmail.com
- Website
- West Ferry
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- West Ferry
- Passenger
- €10–12
- Vehicle
- €35–45
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