There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Cagliari by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane MXP - CAG
7h 46m€91–275Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane BSL - CAG
6h 4m€81–246Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Biancacarferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNObus
24h 57m€100–149Bus, car ferry via Palermo
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliaricarferry
38h 3m€273–399Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Port of Livornocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiacarferry
- Drive from Port of Olbia to Cagliaricar
17h 10m€174–280Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane LIN - CAG
7h 50m€123–303Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB 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 Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane BGY - CAG
8h 32m€129–325Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane TRN - CAG
9h 27m€163–423Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoabus
- Take the ferry from Genoa to Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
26h 10m€122–180Train, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
29h 38m€281–452
Zurich to Cagliari by bus, foot, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Cagliari is to bus and car ferry which costs €100 - €150 and takes 24h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Cagliari is to train and fly which takes 6h 4m and costs €80 - €250.
The distance between Zurich and Cagliari is 968 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Cagliari without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 24h 57m and costs €100 - €150.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Zurich to Cagliari, including transfers.
There are 2839+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Cagliari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Cagliari. However, you can take the train to Lugano, take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), walk to Aeroporto Elmas Partenze, then take the bus to Cagliari Piazza San Michele-Lato Via Abruzzi. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO via Genoa, Port of Genoa, Olbia Porto Isola Bianca, and Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA in around 24h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–150
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Basel to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0789 21487
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gruppo Turmo Travel
Bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Gruppo Turmo Travel
- 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
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Bianca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Ferry from Genoa to Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €30
- with added vehicle
- €70
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
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