There are 9 ways to get from Bern to Palermo by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, or bus
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 Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZRH - PMO
6h 9m€113–350Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MXP - PMO
8h 27m€83–286Train
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
20h 38m€210–484Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bern to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
25h 44m€171–260Train, bus
- 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 bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
27h 41m€91–135Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BSL - PMO
6h 20m€102–319Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LIN - PMO
8h 58m€106–274Train, car 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 train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
29h 26m€143–237Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to Aostabus FlixBus N506
- Take the bus from Aosta to Palermobus N597
29h 50m€134–244
Bern to Palermo by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Palermo is to train and bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 27h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 6h 9m and costs €110 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Palermo via Aosta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Brig, Domodossola, Milano Rogoredo and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 38m.
The distance between Bern and Palermo is 1252 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 20h 38m and costs €210 - €490.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Bern to Palermo, including transfers.
Bern to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Palermo train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Palermo is to train which takes 20h 38m and costs €210 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €250 and takes 29h 50m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Bern to Palermo Centrale via Brig, Domodossola, Rho Fiera Milano, Milano Rogoredo, and Roma Termini in around 20h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Palermo via Aosta in around 29h 50m.
- 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 Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- 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, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- 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
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €12–100
- 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 Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- 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
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
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 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/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
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 Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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 Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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Bern to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Aosta station.
Bern to Palermo train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Brig station.
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