There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Lefkada by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Preveza Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane BSL - PVK
13h€189–364Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkádabus
14h 55m€139–267Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Artabus
- Drive from Arta to Lefkadacar
28h 39mTrain, ferry, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Prevezabus
- Take the taxi from Preveza to Lefkadataxi
30h 11m€319–655Drive 1,994.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Lefkadacar 1,994.6 km
26h 6m€360–519Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Preveza Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane ZRH - PVK
10h 50m€171–360Fly Mulhouse to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane MLH - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Prevezabus
17h 30mFly Mulhouse to Ohrid Airport, bus
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane MLH - OHD
- Take the bus from Struga to Sarandëbus
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Lefkádabus
15h 24mBus via Munich
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Munich central bus stationbus 099 / ...
- Take the bus from München to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Lefkádabus
38h 40m€197–297Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrasbus
- Take the bus from Patras to Lefkádabus
46h 45m
Basel (BSL) to Preveza Airport (PVK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lefkada is to train and fly and bus which costs €130 - €270 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lefkada is to train and fly which takes 10h 50m and costs €170 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lefkada. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Nikiána via München, Igoumenitsa and Lefkáda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 40m.
The distance between Basel and Lefkada is 1474 km. The road distance is 1994.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lefkada without a car is to train and ferry and bus and taxi which takes 30h 11m and costs €310 - €700.
It takes approximately 13h to get from Basel to Lefkada, including transfers.
Basel to Lefkada bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Lefkada is to fly which takes 13h and costs €180 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus via Munich, which costs €190 - €300 and takes 38h 40m.
Basel to Lefkada bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Lefkada is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 9:24 PM in Basel and 10:24 PM in Lefkada.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lefkada, Greece?
easyJet, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Preveza Airport (PVK) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Nikiána via München, Igoumenitsa, and Lefkáda in around 38h 40m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Preveza Airport via Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Preveza Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Basel to Preveza Airport via Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Basel to Preveza Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Mulhouse to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Mulhouse to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Arta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +3026820 22213
- ktelprevezasonline@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelprevezas.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://ktelprevezas.gr/en/index.html
Bus from Ioannina to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://ktelprevezas.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
Bus from Patras to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Struga to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €38
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Struga to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- contact@ahmetitravel.com
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Sarandë to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from München to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- 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 Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €35–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €70–85
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €85–110
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Taxi Preveza
- Phone
- +30 694 444 4064
Preveza Airport Taxi & Mini Bus Service
- Phone
- +30 697 585 1038
- Website
- prevezaairport.com
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