There are 13 ways to get from Palermo to Bern by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car ferry, car, or ferry
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Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)PMO - LIN
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Bern
8h 8mCHF 102–290Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)PMO - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Take the train from Brig to Bern
8h 7mCHF 90–278Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma TerminiIc
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano CentraleFr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to BernEc
19h 3mCHF 111–305Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Domodossola
- Take the train from Domodossola to BernEc / ...
24h 51mCHF 100–146Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Bern
25h 39mCHF 126–221Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Basel (BSL)PMO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
6h 52mCHF 91–265Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)PMO - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bern
8h 26mCHF 103–330Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)PMO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
6h 29mCHF 104–290Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)PMO - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Bern
9h 20mCHF 104–355Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)PMO - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bern
9h 49mCHF 116–406Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa San Giovanni to Rho-Fiera
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to BernEc
19h 13mCar ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano CentraleIc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to BernEc
27h 27mCHF 102–205Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to AostaN597
- Take the bus from Aosta to BernN506
30hCHF 93–163
Palermo to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 90 - SFr 170 and takes 30h.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Bern is to fly and train which takes 6h 29m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 290.
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.
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 3m.
The distance between Palermo and Bern is 1169 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Bern without a car is to train which takes 19h 3m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 8h 8m 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 3m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 170 and takes 30h.
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 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo to Bern via Aosta in around 30h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Basel via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–130
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–420
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–420
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
Train from Milano Centrale to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- 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 Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- 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 13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Villa San Giovanni to Rho-Fiera
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Domodossola to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- 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 8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 45–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- 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 55–120
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- 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
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Palermo to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Aosta station.
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