There are 9 ways to get from Palermo to Basel by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, 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.
Fly Palermo Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Basel (BSL)plane PMO - BSL
5h 3mCHF 72–270Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
18h 32mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Baselcar
25h 41mCHF 164–253Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N597
- Take the bus from Milan to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N487 / ...
27h 55mCHF 80–223Fly Palermo Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PMO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 21mCHF 117–366Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Basel (BSL)plane CTA - BSL
7h 9mCHF 74–218Fly Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane PMO - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain
9h 2mCHF 131–250Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
28h 17mCHF 152–258Bus via Alcamo
- Take the bus from PALERMO via Sciuti Liberta' to Alcamo via Gulliverbus
- Take the bus from Alcamo SP55 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
29h 33mCHF 94–145
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Basel is to bus via Alcamo which costs SFr 90 - SFr 150 and takes 29h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Basel. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Basel SBB via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 55m.
The distance between Palermo and Basel is 1178 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Basel without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Palermo to Basel, including transfers.
Palermo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 230 and takes 27h 55m.
Palermo to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Book your Palermo to Basel bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet flies from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo to Basel SBB via Milan in around 27h 55m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Basel via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–250
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–270
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 60–85
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Alcamo SP55 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from PALERMO via Sciuti Liberta' to Alcamo via Gulliver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- 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 Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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