There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Kefalonia by plane, train, bus, ferry, car ferry, busferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Kefalonia Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane BSL - EFL
7h 48m€143–254Fly Basel to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, car ferry, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane BSL - CFU
- Take the carferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Samiferry
11h 38m€96–254Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S11
- Take the train from Rho Fiera to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Portobus
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Samiferry Asf
32h 22m€238–531Train, bus, car ferry via Naples
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S11
- Take the train from Rho Fiera to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Portobus
- Take the carferry from Port of Bari to Samicarferry
36h 5m€263–541Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patra to Argostolibusferry
45h 9m€177–263Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kefalonia Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane GVA - EFL
9h 44m€218–420Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Kefalonia Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane STR - EFL
13h 20m€124–533Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kefalonia Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane ZRH - EFL
5h 46m€146–320Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Corfucarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Corfu to Samicarferry
42h 48m€212–302Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus 101
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Samicarferry
45h 41m€252–427Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Vasilikícar
- Take the carferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardocarferry
- Drive from Fiskardo to Kefaloniacar
28h 33m€395–608
Basel (BSL) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kefalonia is to fly which costs €140 - €260 and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kefalonia is to train and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €140 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Kefalonia. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Kefalonia Airport via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Patra and Argostoli. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 9m.
The distance between Basel and Kefalonia is 1496 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kefalonia without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 32h 22m and costs €230 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Basel to Kefalonia, including transfers.
Basel to Kefalonia bus services, operated by Diamant Travel, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Kefalonia bus services, operated by Diamant Travel, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
Kefalonia is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 7:19 AM in Basel and 8:19 AM in Kefalonia.
There are 1774+ hotels available in Kefalonia.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kefalonia, Greece?
Air Dolomiti, Airbus France, and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) twice a week.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Kefalonia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Basel to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Rho Fiera to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Rho Fiera to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
Busferry from Patra to Argostoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Stuttgart Airport to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Igoumenitsa to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
- Phone
- +30 26610 20674
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kerkyra Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- Kerkyra Seaways
- Adult
- €7
- Vehicle
- €25
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
- Phone
- +30 26450 93278
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Ferry
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- West Ferry
- Passenger
- €10–12
- Vehicle
- €35–45
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