There are 3 ways to get from Basel to Maggia by train or car
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Basel to Maggia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Maggia is to drive which costs SFr 40 - SFr 65 and takes 3h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Maggia is to drive which takes 3h 6m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
The distance between Basel and Maggia is 264 km. The road distance is 269.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Maggia without a car is to train via Bellinzona which takes 4h 4m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Basel to Maggia, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Maggia is 270 km. It takes approximately 3h 6m to drive from Basel to Maggia.
There are 1603+ hotels available in Maggia.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Maggia, Switzerland?
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) operates a train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona every 2 hours. Tickets cost CHF 50–90 and the journey takes 2h 39m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
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