There are 6 ways to get from Interlaken to Isola d'Elba by train, ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry via Florence
best- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano P.Garibalditrain Re
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry A2f
13h 24m€112–180Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus 3
- Take the bus from Milan Malpensa Airport 1 P13 to Siena Central Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Siena, Stazione FS to Port of Piombinobus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
18h 2m€92–143Train, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry
10h 29m€202–438Train, ferry
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano P.Garibalditrain Re
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Livorno Centraletrain Re
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
15h 58m€100–156Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Interlaken Sonnenhof to Zürich HB Schweizerhofbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bologna Centralebus 144
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Poggibonsibus
- Take the bus from Poggibonsi - Pzza Mazzini to Port of Piombinobus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry A2f
24h 36m€142–214Train, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry
11h€199–468
Interlaken to Isola d'Elba by train and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Interlaken to Isola d'Elba is to train and bus and ferry which costs €90 - €150 and takes 18h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Interlaken to Isola d'Elba is to train and fly and ferry which takes 10h 29m and costs €200 - €440.
The distance between Interlaken and Isola d'Elba is 735 km.
The best way to get from Interlaken to Isola d'Elba without a car is to train and ferry via Florence which takes 13h 24m and costs €110 - €180.
It takes approximately 13h 24m to get from Interlaken to Isola d'Elba, including transfers.
There are 1681+ hotels available in Isola d'Elba.
What companies run services between Interlaken, Switzerland and Isola d'Elba, Tuscany, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Interlaken to Isola d'Elba. However, you can take the train to Spiez, take the train to Domodossola, take the train to Milano P.Garibaldi, take the train to Firenze S.M.N., take the train to Piombino Marittima, walk to Port Of Piombino, then take the ferry to Cavo. Alternatively, you can take a train from Interlaken West to Port of Portoferraio via Spiez, Domodossola, Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria, Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1, Milan Malpensa Airport 1 P13, Siena Central Train Station, Siena, Stazione FS, Port of Piombino, and Port of Piombino in around 18h 2m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Livorno Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Livorno Centrale to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan Malpensa Airport 1 P13 to Siena Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 199 168 182
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiemmespa.it
Bus from Siena, Stazione FS to Port of Piombino
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Schedules at
- tiemmespa.it
Bus from Poggibonsi - Pzza Mazzini to Port of Piombino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- tiemmespa.it
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Shuttler
Bus from Interlaken Sonnenhof to Zürich HB Schweizerhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- Shuttler
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Poggibonsi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 611-14020
- [email protected]
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Toremar
- Phone
- (+39) 0565 269 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
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