There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Trapani by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZRH - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Trapani Via Marsalabus
6h 45m€99–311Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, bus
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 Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MXP - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Trapani Via Marsalabus
9h 25m€63–308Train, bus via Milan
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Battipagliatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Linesbus
24h 4m€139–359Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Trapanicar
27h 14m€161–279Fly Basel to Palermo Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BSL - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Trapani Via Marsalabus
5h 36m€82–267Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LIN - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Trapani Via Marsalabus
9h 22m€81–310Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BGY - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Trapani Via Marsalabus
10h 1m€106–402Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Trapani Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane BGY - TPS
9h 47m€90–332Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Linesbus Autoservizi Salemi 701
28h 50m€80–122Train, car ferry, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Filippo Turati to Trapani Via Marsalabus
32h 45m€109–271Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Busbus
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Trapani Via Marsalabus
33h 21m€92–140
Basel to Trapani by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Trapani is to bus which costs €80 - €130 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Trapani is to fly and bus which takes 5h 36m and costs €80 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Trapani. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 50m.
The distance between Basel and Trapani is 1276 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Trapani without a car is to train and bus via Milan which takes 24h 4m and costs €130 - €360.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Basel to Trapani, including transfers.
Basel to Trapani bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Trapani bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Trapani, Italy?
You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 28h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–170
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- 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 Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Battipaglia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Trapani Via Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Palermo Via Filippo Turati to Trapani Via Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Trapani Via Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
- 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
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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