There are 7 ways to get from Catania to Basel by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, 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 to Basel
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Basel (BSL)plane CTA - BSL
2h 39mCHF 62–171Train, ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
18h 5mBus
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Baselbus
20h 49mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Catania to Port of Palermocar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Baselcar
28h 1mCHF 195–304Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CTA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
3h 47mCHF 115–303Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Milan Lampugnanobus Itabus
- Take the bus from Milan to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N487 / ...
25h 40mCHF 108–198Night train, train
- Take the night train from Catania Centrale to Milano Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
24h 34mCHF 188–343
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 60 - SFr 180 and takes 2h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 39m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 180.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Catania Central Bus Station station and arriving at Basel. Services depart once a week. The journey takes approximately 20h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Catania to Basel. However, there are services departing from Catania Centrale and arriving at Basel Sbb via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 34m.
The distance between Catania and Basel is 1289 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Basel without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 39m to get from Catania to Basel, including transfers.
Catania to Basel bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Catania Central Bus Station.
Catania to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Catania Centrale station.
The best way to get from Catania to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 39m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 20h 49m.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet flies from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Basel once a week, and the journey takes 20h 49m.
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–250
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–280
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Catania Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Milan Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Milan to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Catania to Basel bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Basel station.
Catania to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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