There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Malcesine by train, taxi, bus, car, plane, or 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, taxi
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Aviotrain Re
- Take the taxi from Avio to Malcesinetaxi
8h 15m€73–238Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Verona Porta Nuovabus
9h 58m€24–35Drive 483.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Malcesinecar 483.1 km
5h 54m€87–126Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane BSL - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roveretotrain
9h 23m€104–263Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the bus from Lugano Stazione to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the bus from Verona - Stazione FS to Gardabus 164
10h 7m€34–170Train, 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 Peschiera Del Gardatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Peschiera del Garda to Malcesineferry 2
10h 7m€76–240Bus via Verona
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Veronabus FlixBus N401 / ...
11h 13m€54–79Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train, line 164 bus, line 484 bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BSL - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Gardatrain
- Take the bus from Peschiera - bivio stazione to Gardabus
- Take the bus from Garda to Malcesinebus
8h 32m€85–343
Basel to Malcesine by train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Malcesine is to bus which costs €24 - €35 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Malcesine is to drive which takes 5h 54m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Malcesine. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Malcesine via Verona Porta Nuova Station and Garda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 58m.
The distance between Basel and Malcesine is 563 km. The road distance is 483.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Malcesine without a car is to train and taxi which takes 8h 15m and costs €70 - €240.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Basel to Malcesine, including transfers.
Basel to Malcesine bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz doo, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Malcesine bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz doo, arrive at Verona Porta Nuova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Malcesine is 483 km. It takes approximately 5h 54m to drive from Basel to Malcesine.
There are 4059+ hotels available in Malcesine.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Malcesine, Italy?
Zlatan Prevoz doo operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Verona Porta Nuova once a week. Tickets cost €18–26 and the journey takes 6h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Basel to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Basel to Verona Villafranca Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Rovereto
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Avio
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Rovereto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Rovereto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Rovereto
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Peschiera Del Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Lugano Stazione to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39 045 805 7922
- info@atv.verona.it
- Website
- atv.verona.it
Bus from Verona - Stazione FS to Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Schedules at
- atv.verona.it
Bus from Peschiera - bivio stazione to Garda
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- atv.verona.it
Bus from Garda to Malcesine
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- atv.verona.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0322 233 200
- infomaggiore@navigazionelaghi.it
- Website
- Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi
Ferry from Peschiera del Garda to Malcesine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
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