There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Lipari by plane, ferry, train, bus, night train, or shuttle
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Fly Basel to Palermo Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BSL - PMO
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Lipariferry
10h 6m€133–411Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Milazzo Via dei Millebus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo - Molo Marullo to Lipariferry Mit
26h 59m€88–142Train, 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 Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
18h 26mTrain, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the train from Domodossola to Novaratrain Re
- Take the night train from Novara to Salernonighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Salerno to Milazzotrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Milazzo - Molo Marullo to Lipariferry Mit
27h 51m€236–558Fly Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BSL - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Take the ferry from Milazzo - Molo Marullo to Lipariferry
9h 33m€101–260Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZRH - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Take the ferry from Milazzo - Molo Marullo to Lipariferry
10h 36m€159–402Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZRH - PMO
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Lipariferry
11h 15m€186–523Fly Basel to Naples Airport, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BSL - NAP
- Take the ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipariferry
12h 22m€199–511Fly Basel to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BSL - SUF
- Take the train from Vibo Valentia-Pizzo to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
9h 56m€131–389Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane ZRH - SUF
- Take the train from Vibo Valentia-Pizzo to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
11h€169–411Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ZRH - NAP
- Take the ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipariferry
13h 31m€247–603Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern to Venice Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
23h 24m€267–498Bus, ferry via Benevento
- Take the bus from Basilea Badisher to Beneventobus
- Take the bus from Benevento - Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipariferry
28h 16m€186–352
Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lipari is to bus and ferry which costs €85 - €150 and takes 26h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lipari is to fly and shuttle and ferry which takes 9h 33m and costs €100 - €260.
The distance between Basel and Lipari is 1364 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lipari without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Basel to Lipari, including transfers.
There are 690+ hotels available in Lipari.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lipari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Lipari. However, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Palermo Airport (PMO), walk to Palermo Airport Bus Stop, take the bus to Palermo Via Filippo Turati, walk to Palermo, then take the ferry to Lipari. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Lipari via Lugano, Milano Centrale, Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, and Messina Marittima in around 18h 26m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Basel to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Basel to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Vibo Valentia-Pizzo to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Vibo Valentia-Pizzo to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Novara to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luzern to Venice Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 3312844763
- info@giardinatour.it
- Website
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
- Daytime service
- €20
- Nightime service
- €30
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
- Daytime service
- €20
- Nightime service
- €30
- Phone
- +39 0825-26416
- INFORMAZIONI@BARTOLINIPULLMAN.IT
- Website
- bartolinipullman.it
Bus from Basilea Badisher to Benevento
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- bartolinipullman.it
- Phone
- 800 901 142
- air@aircampania.it
- Website
- aircampania.it
Bus from Benevento - Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://aircampania.it/en/
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo - Molo Marullo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo - Molo Marullo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo - Molo Marullo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo - Molo Marullo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Schedules at
- snav.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Schedules at
- snav.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Schedules at
- snav.it
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