There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Stresa by train, car, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Domodossolatrain Ec
4h 13m€93–326Train via Spiez
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Spieztrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
5h 13m€33–240Drive 311.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Stresacar 311.4 km
3h 53m€55–79Train, fly, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Stresabus
5h 19mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Locarnotrain Ir26
- Take the ferry from Locarno to Stresaferry 201 / ...
8h 58m€91–133
Basel to Stresa by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Stresa is to drive which costs €50 - €80 and takes 3h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Stresa is to drive which takes 3h 53m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Stresa. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Stresa via Domodossola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 13m.
The distance between Basel and Stresa is 279 km. The road distance is 311.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Stresa without a car is to train which takes 4h 13m and costs €90 - €330.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Basel to Stresa, including transfers.
Basel to Stresa train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Stresa train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Domodossola station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Stresa is 311 km. It takes approximately 3h 53m to drive from Basel to Stresa.
There are 4145+ hotels available in Stresa.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Stresa, Italy?
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) operates a train from Basel SBB to Domodossola twice daily. Tickets cost €85–270 and the journey takes 2h 42m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Bus from Gallarate to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 0322 233 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- navigazionelaghi.it
Ferry from Locarno to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/en/
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