There are 13 ways to get from Lipari to Basel by ferry, shuttle, plane, train, bus, or night train
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Ferry, shuttle to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the ferry from Lipari to Milazzoferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Milazzo - Porto to Catania Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Basel (BSL)plane CTA - BSL
8h 46mCHF 94–252Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Lipari to Milazzoferry
- Take the bus from Milazzo Via dei Mille to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Basel SBBbus
25h 5mCHF 78–122Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Messina Marittimaferry
- 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 Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
18h 34mFerry, night train, train
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the night train from Messina Centrale to Milano Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
25h 33mCHF 196–368Ferry to Palermo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Palermoferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PMO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
10h 32mCHF 144–428Ferry to Palermo Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Palermoferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Basel (BSL)plane PMO - BSL
9h 14mCHF 85–317Ferry, shuttle to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Milazzoferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Milazzo - Porto to Catania Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CTA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 54mCHF 138–383Ferry, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Basel (BSL)plane SUF - BSL
9hFerry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane REG - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
12h 47mCHF 112–439Ferry to Palermo Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Palermoferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PMO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
13h 42mCHF 96–460Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane REG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
12h 54mCHF 91–546Ferry, train via Naples
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Milazzoferry
- Take the train from Milazzo to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Napoli to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
19h 4mCHF 217–447Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Napoli Mergellinaferry
- Take the bus from Napoli to Zurigobus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
28h 2mCHF 154–466
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lipari to Basel is to ferry and bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 130 and takes 25h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lipari to Basel is to ferry and shuttle and fly which takes 8h 46m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 260.
The distance between Lipari and Basel is 1465 km.
The best way to get from Lipari to Basel without a car is to ferry and train which takes 18h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Lipari to Basel, including transfers.
There are 1327+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Lipari, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Lipari to Basel. However, you can take the ferry to Milazzo, walk to Milazzo - Porto, take the shuttle to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, then take the line 50 bus to Basel, Brausebad. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Lipari to Basel SBB via Messina Marittima, Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, Milano Centrale, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 18h 34m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–200
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–70
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–280
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milazzo to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–15
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Messina Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 3312844763
- info@giardinatour.it
- Website
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Milazzo - Porto to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–26
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milazzo Via dei Mille to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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 21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli to Zurigo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–23
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- 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
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Ferry from Lipari to Napoli Mergellina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- Schedules at
- snav.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@siremar.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Lipari to Napoli Mergellina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
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