There are 12 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 Marsala Train Station Bus Stopbus
9h 18m€108–347Train, 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 Marsala Train Station Bus Stopbus
11h 53m€63–422Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Tiburtinatrain
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Linesbus
23h 5m€157–537Train, bus via Palermo
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Palermo to Trapanibus 582 / ...
23h 43m€208–708Drive, 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€198–293Train, 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€95–521Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Trapani Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane FKB - TPS
7h 51m€96–617Fly 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 Marsala Train Station Bus Stopbus
8h 8m€77–271Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Trapani Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane ZRH - TPS
8h 51m€97–353Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Trapanibus
13h 16m€70–420Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Trapanibus
13h 28m€86–498Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Linesbus Autoservizi Salemi 701
28h 50m€81–126
Basel to Trapani by train 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 train and fly which takes 7h 51m and costs €95 - €650.
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 1344 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Trapani without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 5m and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 18m 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 Milan 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 Il Caravaggio International Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Zurich Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Trapani Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Trapani Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €12–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–110
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- 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
- €30–90
- 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 Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- 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
- +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 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Trapani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Airport to Trapani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €8–21
- 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
- €5–9
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- 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
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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