There are 12 ways to get from Bern to Lipari by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, or shuttle
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, ferry
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZRH - PMO
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Lipariferry
11h 4m€169–460Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Vulcanoferry
- Take the ferry from Vulcano to Lipariferry
12h 52m€106–305Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bern to Aostabus
- Take the bus from Aosta to Messinabus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
28h 35m€142–259Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Spieztrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
26h 24m€172–332Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZRH - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Vulcanoferry
- Take the ferry from Vulcano to Lipariferry
10h 34m€151–429Train to Basel, fly to Palermo Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BSL - PMO
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Lipariferry
11h 15m€158–429Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MXP - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
11h 8m€127–481Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane LIN - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
11h 44m€144–339Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GVA - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Vulcanoferry
- Take the ferry from Vulcano to Lipariferry
11h 51m€134–414Train to Basel, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BSL - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Vulcanoferry
- Take the ferry from Vulcano to Lipariferry
10h 49m€130–368Bus, ferry via Florence
- Take the bus from Bern to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Milazzo Via dei Millebus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Vulcanoferry
- Take the ferry from Vulcano to Lipariferry
29h 26m€113–176Train, night train, ferry via Alessandria
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Alessandriatrain
- Take the night train from Alessandria to Reggio Calabria Lidonighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
27h 52m€196–419
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Lipari is to bus and ferry via Florence which costs €110 - €180 and takes 29h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Lipari is to train and fly and shuttle and ferry which takes 10h 34m and costs €150 - €430.
The distance between Bern and Lipari is 1438 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Lipari without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 28h 35m and costs €140 - €260.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Bern to Lipari, including transfers.
There are 220+ hotels available in Lipari.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Lipari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Lipari. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Palermo Airport (PMO), walk to Palermo Airport Bus Stop, take the bus to Palermo Via Filippo Turati, walk to Palermo, then take the ferry to Lipari. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Lipari via Aosta, Messina, and Messina Marittima in around 28h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–100
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Alessandria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Night train from Alessandria to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 3312844763
- info@giardinatour.it
- Website
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Bern to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Vulcano to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@siremar.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Phone
- 800 250000
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- ngi-spa.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
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