There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Portoferraio by train, ferry, bus, plane, or car
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 Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovannitrain S10 / ...
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Firenze S.M.N.train Ec
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
14h 16m€130–719Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Marina Di Campo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Marina Di Campo Airport (EBA)plane LIN - EBA
8h 55m€63–598Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan to Empolibus
- Take the train from Empoli to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry A2f
- Take the bus from Cavo, Radice Del Molo - Gte to Portoferraio, V.Le Elba Scuola Mediabus 117
17h 38m€75–131Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry
10h 9m€166–442Train, ferry via Zurich
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Firenze S.M.N.train Ec
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
15h 11m€211–739Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the bus from Zurigo to Sienabus
- Take the bus from Siena, Stazione FS to Port of Piombinobus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
19h 31m€97–206Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Marina Di Campo Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Marina Di Campo Airport (EBA)plane ZRH - EBA
8h 44m€136–543Drive to Pisa International Airport, fly to Marina Di Campo Airport
- Drive from Basel to Pisa International Airport (PSA)car
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Marina Di Campo Airport (EBA)plane PSA - EBA
8h 30m€304–355Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry
10h 44m€158–500Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport, ferry
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane SXB - BIA
- Take the ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombinoferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry
11h 31m€114–549Fly Basel to Marina Di Campo Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Marina Di Campo Airport (EBA)plane BSL - EBA
16h€134–556
Basel to Portoferraio by train and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Portoferraio is to bus and train and ferry which costs €75 - €140 and takes 17h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Portoferraio is to drive and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs €300 - €360.
The distance between Basel and Portoferraio is 837 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Portoferraio without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 16m and costs €130 - €750.
It takes approximately 14h 16m to get from Basel to Portoferraio, including transfers.
There are 2290+ hotels available in Portoferraio.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Portoferraio, Italy?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Marina Di Campo Airport (EBA) twice a week.
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Munich, Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–250
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Basel to Marina Di Campo Airport via Frankfurt, Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Basel to Marina Di Campo Airport via Munich, Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- polarair.ru
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Munich, Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €29–250
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Basel to Marina Di Campo Airport via Frankfurt, Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Basel to Marina Di Campo Airport via Munich, Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- 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 Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- 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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–100
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Empoli to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- numeroverdetpl@regione.toscana.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Cavo, Radice Del Molo - Gte to Portoferraio, V.Le Elba Scuola Media
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Schedules at
- https://www.at-bus.it/en/lines-and-timetables
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurigo to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 199 168 182
- info@tiemmespa.it
- Website
- tiemmespa.it
Bus from Siena, Stazione FS to Port of Piombino
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Schedules at
- tiemmespa.it
- Phone
- +49 611-14020
- info@mobylines.de
- Website
- toremar.it
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://www.toremar.it/en/
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.toremar.it/en/
- Phone
- (+39) 0565 269 710
- info@blunavytraghetti.com
- Website
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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