There are 10 ways to get from Sicily to Basel by plane, car ferry, car, bus, train, or night train
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Fly Palermo Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Basel (BSL)plane PMO - BSL
5h 3mCHF 62–220Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Baselcar
25h 49mCHF 171–261Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Baselbus
26h 50mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the night train from Messina Centrale to Milano Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
27h 45mCHF 193–376Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Basel (BSL)plane CTA - BSL
4h 41mCHF 62–178Fly Palermo Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PMO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 21mCHF 112–362Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport 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
5h 49mCHF 117–310Fly Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane PMO - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain
9h 2mCHF 126–270Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N597
- Take the bus from Milan to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N487 / ...
29h 15mCHF 146–246Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
29h 43mCHF 159–266
Sicily to Basel by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 60 - SFr 180 and takes 4h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Basel. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Basel via Palermo Piazza Cairoli. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Sicily to Basel. However, there are services departing from Palermo Notarbartolo and arriving at Basel Sbb via Palermo Centrale, Messina Centrale and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 45m.
The distance between Sicily and Basel is 1178 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 26h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Sicily to Basel, including transfers.
Sicily to Basel bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Sicily to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 26h 50m.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet flies from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Basel once a week, and the journey takes 25h 25m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
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 Palermo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Basel via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
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
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Messina Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–85
- 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
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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- +39 010 209 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 95–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Sicily to Basel bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Basel station.
Sicily to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Messina Centrale station.
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