There are 13 ways to get from Palermo to Bern by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, car, or bus
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Fly Palermo Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PMO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 24mCHF 104–376Fly Palermo Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Basel (BSL)plane PMO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
6h 33mCHF 67–336Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Berntrain Ec
19h 11mCHF 207–415Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Berncar
25h 41mCHF 153–231Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3bus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Berntrain Ic
26h 8mCHF 146–338Fly Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane PMO - LIN
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Berntrain
8h 4mCHF 112–226Fly Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PMO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
7h 37mCHF 114–386Fly Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PMO - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
8h 5mCHF 74–272Fly Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane PMO - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Berntrain
8h 41mCHF 105–265Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane TPS - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Berntrain
9h 17mCHF 107–297Fly Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane PMO - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Rho-Fiera Milanotrain
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Berntrain
9h 13mCHF 91–250Car 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 Berntrain Ec
27h 34mCHF 136–231Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Aostabus N597
- Take the bus from Aosta to Bernbus FlixBus N506
30h 5mCHF 128–215
Palermo to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 70 - SFr 280 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Bern is to fly and train which takes 6h 24m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 380.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Bern. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Bern via Aosta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Bern. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Bern via Roma Termini and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 11m.
The distance between Palermo and Bern is 1252 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Bern without a car is to train which takes 19h 11m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 420.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Palermo to Bern, including transfers.
Palermo to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Bern train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Bern is to train which takes 19h 11m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 220 and takes 30h 5m.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Bern via Roma Termini and Milano Centrale in around 19h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo to Bern via Aosta in around 30h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Trapani Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
- 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 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–80
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–80
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
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