There are 11 ways to get from Zermatt to Palermo by train, bus, plane, ferry, car ferry, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MXP - PMO
8h 53m€64–284Train, ferry
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain R42 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
19h 16mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain R42 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Locarno Farttrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
30h 16mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain R42 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Novaratrain Re
- Take the train from Novara to Alessandriatrain Re
- Take the train from Alessandria to Genova P.Za Principetrain Re
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
31h 13m€161–280Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GVA - PMO
9h 6m€150–602Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano P.Garibalditrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LIN - PMO
9h 56m€105–305Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BGY - PMO
10h 6m€103–375Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Novaratrain
- Take the train from Novara to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TRN - PMO
11h 7m€80–287Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
11h 28m€73–254Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Trapani Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane BGY - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
11h 38m€121–418Train
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain R42 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho-Fiera Milanotrain Re
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
21h 52m€208–441
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zermatt to Palermo is to train and bus and fly which costs €70 - €260 and takes 11h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Zermatt to Palermo is to train and bus and fly which takes 8h 53m and costs €60 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Zermatt to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Zermatt and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Brig, Domodossola, Milano Rogoredo and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 52m.
The distance between Zermatt and Palermo is 1107 km.
The best way to get from Zermatt to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 19h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Zermatt to Palermo, including transfers.
Zermatt to Palermo train services, operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, depart from Zermatt station.
Zermatt to Palermo train services, operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, arrive at Brig Bahnhofplatz station.
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What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Zermatt to Palermo Centrale via Brig Bahnhofplatz, Brig, Domodossola, Milano Rogoredo, and Roma Termini in around 21h 52m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €12–170
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–85
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Palermo Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Alessandria to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Alessandria to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Novara to Alessandria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Alessandria to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Novara to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +41 (0)91 756 04 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- FART
Train from Domodossola to Locarno Fart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- FART
Train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Bellinzona to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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