There are 12 ways to get from Sicily to Basel by plane, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, car, bus, or 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Basel (BSL)plane CTA - BSL
4h 45mCHF 68–196Fly Palermo Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Basel (BSL)plane PMO - BSL
5h 3mCHF 42–240Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
21h 25mCHF 216–441Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Baselcar
25h 49mCHF 156–251Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3bus Autoservizi Salemi 700
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airportbus BlaBlaCar Bus
29h 9mCHF 80–132Fly 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 96–351Fly 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 53mCHF 102–327Fly Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- 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
9h 26mCHF 53–383Fly Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane PMO - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
9h 29mCHF 83–386Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CTA - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
7h 58mCHF 91–343Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N597
- Take the bus from Milan to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N487 / ...
29h 15mCHF 76–206Car 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
30h 6mCHF 149–266
Sicily to Basel by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Basel is to bus via Milan which costs SFr 80 - SFr 140 and takes 29h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Basel. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello, Milano, San Donato M3, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 9m.
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, Roma Termini and Rho-Fiera Milano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 25m.
The distance between Sicily and Basel is 1294 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Basel without a car is to train which takes 21h 25m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 450.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Sicily to Basel, including transfers.
Sicily to Basel bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello station.
Sicily to Basel train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 210 - SFr 450 and takes 21h 25m, you could also bus via Milan, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 140 and takes 29h 9m.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet flies from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Basel Sbb via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, and Rho-Fiera Milano in around 21h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–330
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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 11–80
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
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 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 Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 60–85
- 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 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 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- 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
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–24
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- 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 85–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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