There are 11 ways to get from Zug to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, 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.
Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZRH - PMO
5h 49m€98–218Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zug to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MXP - PMO
7h 33m€77–354Train, ferry
- Take the train from Zug to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Arcisate to Rho Fiera Milanotrain Re5
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Napolitrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
17h 55m€189–364Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zug to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
25h 7m€170–250Bus
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
26h 18m€246–343Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zug to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LIN - PMO
7h 31m€121–323Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zug to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni 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
8h 8m€121–376Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BSL - PMO
7h 24m€100–304Train
- Take the train from Zug to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
19h 20m€240–428Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Zug to Chiassotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principetrain Ec
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
27h 44m€237–376Train, bus
- Take the train from Zug to Castione-Arbedotrain
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
27h 55m€198–295
Zug to Palermo by train, subway, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €75 - €360 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €95 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Zug to Palermo. However, there are services departing from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Como S. Giovanni, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 20m.
The distance between Zug and Palermo is 1164 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 55m and costs €180 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Zug to Palermo, including transfers.
Zug to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai station.
Zug to Palermo train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zug station.
The best way to get from Zug to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €95 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €240 - €350 and takes 26h 18m, you could also train, which costs €240 - €430 and takes 19h 20m.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Palermo, Italy?
Swiss and ITA Airways fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Palermo Piazza Cairoli once a week. Tickets cost €230–320 and the journey takes 24h 43m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €27–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–290
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €10–220
Train from Zug to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zug to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zug to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zug to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zug to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zug to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Arcisate to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zug to Castione-Arbedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- 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
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bellinzona to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- 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
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Zug to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Zug to Palermo train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Como S. Giovanni station.
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