There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Panarea (Island) by train, ferry, bus, night train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Milan Rogoredotrain Ec
- Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Panareaferry
17h 42m€174–395Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Panareaferry
14h 2m€84–343Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N11 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Milazzo Via dei Millebus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Panareaferry
27h 45m€88–163Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Panareaferry
26h 5m€160–314Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane ZRH - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Panareaferry
12h 34m€153–648Train, ferry via Messina
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Milan Rogoredotrain Ec
- Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Panareaferry
21h 45m€201–453Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Castione-Arbedotrain
- Take the train from Castione to Malpensa Aeroporto T2train
- Take the bus from Milan Malpensa Terminal 2 Arrivals to Messina Main Train Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Panareaferry
30h 44mTrain 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 Panareaferry
11h 58m€118–349Fly Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BSL - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Panareaferry
10h 25m€100–292Train 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 Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Panareaferry
11h 59mTrain, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Panareaferry
14h 29m€109–346Fly Basel to Palermo Airport, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BSL - PMO
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Santa Marina Salinaferry
- Take the ferry from Santa Marina Salina to Panareaferry
10h 57m€108–315Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane MXP - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Panareaferry
14h 31m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Panarea (Island) is to bus and ferry which costs €85 - €170 and takes 27h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Panarea (Island) is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 10h 25m and costs €100 - €300.
The distance between Basel and Panarea (Island) is 1397 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Panarea (Island) without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 42m and costs €170 - €400.
It takes approximately 17h 42m to get from Basel to Panarea (Island), including transfers.
There are 479+ hotels available in Panarea (Island).
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Panarea (Island), Italy?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Panarea (Island). However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Milan Rogoredo, take the train to Napoli Centrale, take the line 21028 train to Napoli Mergellina, walk to Napoli Mergellina, then take the ferry to Panarea. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Panarea via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Milazzo Via dei Mille, and Milazzo in around 27h 45m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Florence, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–390
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–390
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- 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 Milan Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milan Rogoredo to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Castione-Arbedo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Castione to Malpensa Aeroporto T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- 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 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milan Malpensa Terminal 2 Arrivals to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Panarea
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- snav.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@siremar.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Panarea
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Peak Season - Passenger fare
- €35–50
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Panarea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Panarea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Panarea
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Santa Marina Salina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Santa Marina Salina to Panarea
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9
- 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
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