There are 11 ways to get from Switzerland to Positano by train, plane, ferry, bus, taxi, car, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MXP - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
6h 10m€58–236Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)plane MXP - QSR
- Take the ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positanoferry
8h 18m€53–223Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Salernobus
- Take the taxi from Salerno to Positanotaxi
11h 27m€401–521Train, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
11h 52m€180–405Drive 1,094.4 km
- Drive from Zurich to Positanocar 1,094.4 km
10h 47m€198–286Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane LIN - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
6h 26m€98–280Fly Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport, ferry
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane GVA - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
6h 13m€118–345Fly Zurich Airport to Naples Airport, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ZRH - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
6h 6m€125–364Fly Basel to Naples Airport, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BSL - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
6h 8m€99–333Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Napolitrain
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrentotrain 0
13h 58m€146–278Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Avellinobus
21h 10m€95–134
Switzerland to Positano by train, subway, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Positano is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 21h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Positano is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 6m and costs €120 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Switzerland to Positano. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Positano Chiesa Nuova via Avellino, Salerno and Amalfi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Switzerland to Positano. However, there are services departing from Zürich Stadelhofen and arriving at Sorrento via Zürich HB, Bellinzona, Milano Rogoredo and Napoli P. Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 58m.
The distance between Switzerland and Positano is 831 km. The road distance is 1094.4 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Positano without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 11h 27m and costs €400 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Switzerland to Positano, including transfers.
Switzerland to Positano bus services, operated by Gruppo Di Maio, depart from Zürich station.
Switzerland to Positano train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Positano is to train which takes 13h 58m and costs €140 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €140 and takes 21h 10m.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Positano, Italy?
You can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Positano Chiesa Nuova via Zürich HB, Bellinzona, Rho Fiera Milano, Milano Rogoredo, Napoli, Napoli P. Garibaldi, Sorrento, and Sorrento in around 13h 58m. Alternatively, Gruppo Di Maio operates a bus from Zürich to Avellino twice a week. Tickets cost €85–130 and the journey takes 16h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €28–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €13–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Phone
- 800 211 388
- [email protected]
- Website
- Campania Express
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Campania Express
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- [email protected]
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Zürich to Avellino
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- [email protected]
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Travelmar
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Grassi Junior
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- [email protected]
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- €300–370
Adesso Taxi Salerno
- Phone
- +39 338 766 4613
- Website
- adessotaxi.it
Radio Taxi Salerno
- Phone
- +39 377 089 7575
- Website
- radiotaxisalerno.it
Tassisti Salernitani A R.L.
- Phone
- +39 089 757 575
TAXI CAPACCIO PAESTUM
- Phone
- +39 392 444 9020
- Website
- taxicapacciopaestum.it
Taxi Salerno
- Website
- taxisalerno.it
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Booking & Getting There
Switzerland to Positano bus services, operated by Gruppo Di Maio, arrive at Avellino station.
Switzerland to Positano train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bellinzona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to Positano is 1094 km. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from Switzerland to Positano.
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