There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Limassol by train, plane, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Larnaca International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Larnaca International Airport (LCA)plane ZRH - LCA
- Take the bus from Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus
9h 17m€141–374Fly Basel to Paphos International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Paphos International Airport (PFO)plane BSL - PFO
- Take the bus from Karavella Bus Station to Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Old Hospitalbus
11h€80–272Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Limassolcarferry
2d 7h€456–741Bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Alibeyköy to Erdemlibus
- Take the carferry from Mersin to Mağusacarferry
- Drive from Mağusa to Limassolcar
2d 9hTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Shkodërbus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Limassolcarferry
2d 20hFly Basel to Ercan International Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ercan International Airport (ECN)plane BSL - ECN
- Take the bus from Traffic Education Park to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus
9h 56m€178–470Fly Basel to Larnaca International Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Larnaca International Airport (LCA)plane BSL - LCA
- Take the bus from Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus
8h 18m€105–665Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ercan International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ercan International Airport (ECN)plane ZRH - ECN
- Take the bus from Traffic Education Park to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus
11h 15m€164–449Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Paphos International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paphos International Airport (PFO)plane ZRH - PFO
- Take the bus from Karavella Bus Station to Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Old Hospitalbus
11h 19m€171–1,061Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Limassolcarferry
3d 1h€203–398Bus, car ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Limassolcarferry
3d 6h€234–365
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Larnaca International Airport (LCA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Limassol is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €280 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Limassol is to fly and bus which takes 8h 18m and costs €100 - €700.
The distance between Basel and Limassol is 2684 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Limassol without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 20h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Basel to Limassol, including transfers.
Limassol is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 3:56 AM in Basel and 4:56 AM in Limassol.
There are 756+ hotels available in Limassol.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Limassol, Cyprus?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Limassol. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Larnaca International Airport (LCA), walk to Larnaka Airport, take the line 425 bus to Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi, then take the bus to New Port - Passenger Building. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Basel to Limassol via Port of Piraeus in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Ercan International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Basel to Ercan International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ercan International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ercan International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ercan International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Ercan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ercan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Paphos International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Basel to Paphos International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Basel to Paphos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Basel to Paphos International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paphos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paphos International Airport via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paphos International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Basel to Ercan International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Basel to Ercan International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ercan International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ercan International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Larnaca International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paphos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Larnaca International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–850
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Larnaca International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–850
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Larnaca International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Ercan International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ercan International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Larnaca International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Basel to Larnaca International Airport via Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Larnaca International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Larnaca International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +357 24 643493
- info@intercity-buses.com
- Website
- Intercity Buses
Bus from Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi to New Port - Passenger Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
Bus from Traffic Education Park to New Port - Passenger Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
Bus from Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi to New Port - Passenger Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
Bus from Traffic Education Park to New Port - Passenger Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
Bus from Karavella Bus Station to Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Old Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
Bus from Karavella Bus Station to Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Old Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €51
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from İstanbul Alibeyköy to Erdemli
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.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
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- Phone
- +357 25 313129
- info@scandroholding.com
- Website
- Scandro Holding LTD
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Limassol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42–134
- Website
- Scandro Holding LTD
- Airbus seats
- €42
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- €77
- Vehicle
- €134
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Limassol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42–134
- Website
- Scandro Holding LTD
- Airbus seats
- €42
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- €77
- Vehicle
- €134
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Limassol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42–134
- Website
- Scandro Holding LTD
- Airbus seats
- €42
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- €77
- Vehicle
- €134
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Limassol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42–134
- Website
- Scandro Holding LTD
- Airbus seats
- €42
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- €77
- Vehicle
- €134
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- Akgunler Denizcilik
Car ferry from Mersin to Mağusa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €64–112
- Website
- Akgunler Denizcilik
- Car Passenger
- €112
- Motorbike Passenger
- €75
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