There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Sicily by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BSL - PMO
5h 14m€67–221Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
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
8h 25m€51–366Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
25h 58m€178–269Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus N597
27h 46m€85–231Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the train from Domodossola to Novaratrain Re
- Take the night train from Novara to Napoli Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
28h 44m€236–567Fly Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BSL - CTA
4h 51m€64–216Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZRH - CTA
5h 56m€110–348Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZRH - PMO
6h 24m€103–323Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GVA - CTA
7h 59m€127–430Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane LIN - CIY
8h 23m€120–569Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus Autoservizi Salemi 701
31h 10m€85–143Train, car ferry
- 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 Genova Piazza Principetrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
31h 11m€130–446
Basel to Sicily by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Sicily is to bus via Milan which costs €85 - €150 and takes 31h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Sicily is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Domodossola, Novara, Napoli Centrale and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 44m.
The distance between Basel and Sicily is 1178 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Sicily without a car is to bus which takes 27h 46m and costs €85 - €240.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Basel to Sicily, including transfers.
Basel to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Sicily train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 14m and costs €65 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €240 and takes 27h 46m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Sicily, Italy?
easyJet flies from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Piazza Boiardo via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 27h 46m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–100
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- 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 Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Novara to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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/
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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 Como S.Giovanni to Genova Piazza Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/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
- €65–100
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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