There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Portoferraio by train, ferry, bus, or plane
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Train, ferry via Florence
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Firenze S. M. N.train Ec
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
13h 4m€231–694Bus, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Livornobus
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
14h 21m€77–139Fly Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry
9h 7m€142–331Train, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Chiassotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Chiasso to Livorno Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
13h 31m€228–687Bus, train, ferry via Milan
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Milano - Famagostabus
- Take the bus from Milano - Famagosta to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Empoli to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry A2f
- Take the bus from Cavo, Radice del molo - GTE to Portoferraio, V.le Elba Scuola Mediabus 117
14h 26mTrain to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Marina Di Campo Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Marina Di Campo Airport (EBA)plane LIN - EBA
7h 40m€401–840Fly Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane ZRH - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry
9h 12m€88–284Fly Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Marina Di Campo Airport (EBA)plane ZRH - EBA
6h 40m€365–766Fly Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry
9h 22m€134–336Fly Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane ZRH - BIA
- Take the ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombinoferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry
13h 43m€192–425
Zurich to Portoferraio by train and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Portoferraio is to bus and train and ferry which costs €75 - €140 and takes 14h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Portoferraio is to fly which takes 6h 40m and costs €360 - €800.
The distance between Zurich and Portoferraio is 757 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Portoferraio without a car is to train and ferry via Florence which takes 13h 4m and costs €230 - €700.
It takes approximately 13h 4m to get from Zurich to Portoferraio, including transfers.
There are 2718+ hotels available in Portoferraio.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Portoferraio, Italy?
Swiss, FlexFlight ApS, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Marina Di Campo Airport (EBA) once daily.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Munich, Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Munich, Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,800
- Website
- polarair.ru
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Munich, Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Marina Di Campo Airport via Munich, Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–310
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–280
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Firenze S. M. N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chiasso to Livorno Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Livorno Centrale to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Livorno Centrale to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Empoli to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Milano - Famagosta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
Bus from Milano - Famagosta to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- [email protected]
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Cavo, Radice del molo - GTE to Portoferraio, V.le Elba Scuola Media
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Schedules at
- https://www.at-bus.it/en/lines-and-timetables
- Phone
- +49 611-14020
- [email protected]
- Website
- toremar.it
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.toremar.it/en/
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.toremar.it/en/
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.toremar.it/en/
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.toremar.it/en/
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.toremar.it/en/
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.toremar.it/en/
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.toremar.it/en/
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.toremar.it/en/
- Phone
- (+39) 0565 269 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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