There are 9 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€113–325Train, 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 20m€63–206Train, 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 35mDrive, 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€167–300Fly 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€82–257Train, 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€90–250Bus
- 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€80–124Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Chiassotrain S10 / ...
- Take the train from Chiasso to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ec
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Filippo Turati to Trapani Via Marsalabus
31h 47m€146–293Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel to Frosinonebus
- Take the train from Frosinone to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Trapani Via Marsalabus
32h 3m€175–312
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
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 - €260.
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 which takes 23h 35m and costs .
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 Milan station.
Book your Basel to Trapani bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 2303+ hotels available in Trapani.
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
- €35–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–170
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- 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
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- 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
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- 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 Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- 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
Train from Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- italotreno.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- italotreno.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 Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chiasso to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €45–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Frosinone to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 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
- 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
- €8–12
- 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 Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Basel to Frosinone
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- 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
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €70–110
- Cabin
- €130–160
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