There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, 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.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BSL - PMO
5h 6m€66–241Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MXP - PMO
8h 49m€46–434Train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
18h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Basel to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
25h 26mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
25h 50m€178–270Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZRH - PMO
6h 15m€119–386Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- 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 Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GVA - PMO
8h 3m€149–498Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
20h 56m€208–704Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus N597
27h 15m€157–265
Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Palermo is to fly which costs €65 - €250 and takes 5h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs €65 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli. Services depart once a week. The journey takes approximately 25h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Lugano, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 56m.
The distance between Basel and Palermo is 1178 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Basel to Palermo, including transfers.
Basel to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Basel station.
Basel to Palermo train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs €65 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 25h 26m, you could also train, which costs €200 - €750 and takes 20h 56m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Palermo, Italy?
easyJet flies from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Basel to Palermo Piazza Cairoli once a week, and the journey takes 25h 26m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €12–120
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- 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 Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Basel to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Basel to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Basel to Palermo train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
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