There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Positano by plane, ferry, train, bus, or car
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Fly Basel to Naples Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BSL - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
6h 47m€80–265Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Basilea Badisher to Beneventobus
- Take the bus from Benevento - Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrentotrain 0
23h 9m€62–71Train, 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 Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
12h 17m€177–598Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the bus from Como to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus 518
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
19h 36m€152–456Drive 1,152.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Positanocar 1,152.6 km
11h 17m€202–292Train 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 Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
7h 52m€126–378Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Naples 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 Naples Airport (NAP)plane MXP - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
10h 21m€85–458Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane ZRH - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napolitrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
8h 52m€131–368Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane GVA - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
9h 55m€158–497Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane STR - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
9h 53m€143–411Bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Busbus Senise
- Take the bus from Potenza to Salernobus 1110 / ...
23h 10mBus
- Take the bus from Basel to Avellinobus
24h 15m€102–145
Basel to Positano by train, subway, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Positano is to bus and train which costs €60 - €75 and takes 23h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Positano is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 47m and costs €80 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Positano. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse and arriving at Positano Sponda via Potenza, Salerno and Amalfi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 10m.
The distance between Basel and Positano is 986 km. The road distance is 1152.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Positano without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 17m and costs €170 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Basel to Positano, including transfers.
Basel to Positano bus services, operated by Autolinee Ventre, depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse station.
Basel to Positano bus services, operated by Autolinee Ventre, arrive at Potenza, Terminal Bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Positano is 1153 km. It takes approximately 11h 17m to drive from Basel to Positano.
There are 9061+ hotels available in Positano.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Positano, Italy?
You can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Positano Sponda via Potenza, Salerno, and Amalfi in around 23h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Arth-Goldau to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- infoeav@eavsrl.it
- Website
- eavsrl.it
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Como to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Schedules at
- aircampania.it
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €81
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Potenza to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Basel to Avellino
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- customercare@nlg.it
- Website
- nlg.it
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
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