There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Positano by plane, ferry, train, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly from Basel, ferry
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BSL - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
6h 8m€99–308Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basilea Badisher to Beneventobus
- Take the bus from Benevento Terminal Bus to Salerno, Terminal Bus Vinciprovabus Linea 50-AV
23h 13m€57–62Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Gallaratetrain S50
- Take the train from RHO Fiera to Caserta stazionetrain
- Take the bus from Caserta Nord, Via Appia 138 to Sarnobus
- Take the taxi from Sarno to Positanotaxi
14h 52m€449–926Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern to Venice Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Napolitrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
17h 4m€189–402Drive 1,152.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Positanocar 1,152.9 km
11h 17m€201–290Train to Zurich Airport, fly, 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 17m€146–407Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, 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
9h 47m€89–486Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly, 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 20m€187–540Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Foggiabus
- Take the bus from Figgia Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrentotrain 0
22h 6m€90–101Bus via Avellino
- Take the bus from Basel to Avellinobus
24h 15m€102–145
Basel to Positano by train, foot, bus, subway, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Positano is to bus which costs €55 - €65 and takes 23h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Positano is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 8m and costs €95 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Positano. However, there are services departing from Basilea Badisher and arriving at Positano Sponda via Benevento Terminal Bus, Salerno and Amalfi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 13m.
The distance between Basel and Positano is 985 km. The road distance is 1152.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Positano without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 14h 52m and costs €440 - €950.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Basel to Positano, including transfers.
Basel to Positano bus services, operated by Bartolini Turismo, depart from Basilea Badisher station.
Basel to Positano bus services, operated by Bartolini Turismo, arrive at Benevento 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 186+ hotels available in Positano.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Positano, Italy?
You can take a bus from Basilea Badisher to Positano Sponda via Benevento Terminal Bus, Salerno, Terminal Bus Vinciprova, Salerno, and Amalfi in around 23h 13m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €14–130
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- 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 Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- 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
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- 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/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from RHO Fiera to Caserta stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- 800 901 142
- air@aircampania.it
- Website
- aircampania.it
Bus from Caserta Nord, Via Appia 138 to Sarno
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://aircampania.it/en/
Bus from Figgia Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://aircampania.it/en/
Bus from Benevento Terminal Bus to Salerno, Terminal Bus Vinciprova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://aircampania.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Luzern to Venice Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €74
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- 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
- +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
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- €320–390
Amalfi Tour Leader
- Phone
- +393319078577
- Website
- amalfitourleader.it
Ravello Taxi
- Phone
- +39 331 5033399
- Website
- ravellotaxi.com
Michele Ravello Taxi
- Phone
- 0039 333 2360232
- Website
- micheleravellotaxi.com
Get Ravello
- Phone
- 0039 338 4883510
- Website
- getravellotaxi.com
Transfer service amalfi coast
- Phone
- +39 335 5685602
- Website
- transferserviceamalficoast.com
Taxi service amalfi
- Phone
- +39 334 712 6984
Taxi Amalfi
- Phone
- +39 334 538 7847
Amalfi Coast Transfers
- Phone
- +39 338 154 7960
- Website
- amalficoastransfers.com
Taxi Salerno
- Website
- taxisalerno.it
TAXI CAPACCIO PAESTUM
- Phone
- +39 392 444 9020
- Website
- taxicapacciopaestum.it
Tassisti Salernitani A R.L.
- Phone
- +39 089 757 575
Radio Taxi Salerno
- Phone
- +39 377 089 7575
- Website
- radiotaxisalerno.it
Adesso Taxi Salerno
- Phone
- +39 338 766 4613
- Website
- adessotaxi.it
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