There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Laveno by train, car, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train via Bellinzona
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ic21 / ...
- Take the train from Cadenazzo to Laveno-Mombellotrain S30
4h 54m€21–292Drive 289.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Lavenocar 289.8 km
3h 31m€51–73Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
4h 56m€110–337Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchiobus 2 / ...
- Take the ferry from Pallanza-Intra-Suna to Lavenoferry
5h 25m€95–259Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Cadenazzotrain Ir26
- Take the train from Cadenazzo to Laveno-Mombellotrain S30
6h 2m€85–166Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BSL - MXP
7h 17m€68–260
Basel to Laveno by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Laveno is to drive which costs €50 - €75 and takes 3h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Laveno is to drive which takes 3h 31m and costs €50 - €75.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Laveno. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Laveno-Mombello via Bellinzona and Cadenazzo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 54m.
The distance between Basel and Laveno is 283 km. The road distance is 289.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Laveno without a car is to train via Bellinzona which takes 4h 54m and costs €21 - €300.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Basel to Laveno, including transfers.
Basel to Laveno train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Laveno is to train via Bellinzona which takes 4h 54m and costs €21 - €300. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €65 - €260 and takes 7h 17m.
Basel to Laveno train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bellinzona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Laveno is 290 km. It takes approximately 3h 31m to drive from Basel to Laveno.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Laveno, Italy?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Laveno-Mombello via Bellinzona and Cadenazzo in around 4h 54m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) 4 times a day.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–650
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Cadenazzo to Laveno-Mombello
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Cadenazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- 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
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Cadenazzo to Laveno-Mombello
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- comazzi@comazzibus.com
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
- Phone
- 800 503001
- reclami@vcotrasporti.it
- Website
- vcotrasporti.it
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- vcotrasporti.it
- Phone
- +39 0322 233 200
- infomaggiore@navigazionelaghi.it
- Website
- navigazionelaghi.it
Ferry from Pallanza-Intra-Suna to Laveno
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/en/
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