There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Ustica by plane, ferry, bus, train, or car ferry
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, ferry
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZRH - PMO
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Usticaferry
7h 57m€100–287Train to Basel, fly, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BSL - PMO
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Usticaferry
9h 2m€81–325Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Usticaferry
27h 33m€249–379Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Chiassotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principetrain Ec
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Usticaferry
30h 41m€232–387Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MXP - PMO
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Usticaferry
10h 39m€92–396Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LIN - PMO
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Usticaferry
10h 37m€133–380Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly, ferry
- 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 Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BGY - PMO
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Usticaferry
11h 19m€132–415Bus, ferry via Milan
- Take the bus from Zürich to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Usticaferry
29h 20m€166–297
Zurich to Ustica by bus and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Ustica is to train and fly and ferry which costs €80 - €330 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Ustica is to fly and ferry which takes 7h 57m and costs €95 - €290.
The distance between Zurich and Ustica is 1210 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Ustica without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 27h 33m and costs €240 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Zurich to Ustica, including transfers.
There are 51+ hotels available in Ustica.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Ustica, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Ustica. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Palermo Airport (PMO), walk to Palermo Airport Bus Stop, take the bus to Palermo Libertà-Croci, walk to Port Of Palermo, then take the ferry to Ustica. Alternatively, you can take a bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Ustica via Palermo Piazza Cairoli, Stazione Centrale Balsamo, Crispi Porto, and Port of Palermo in around 27h 33m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–210
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–210
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
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 29m
- 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
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €11–200
Train from Zürich HB to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- 800 250000
- [email protected]
- Website
- ngi-spa.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- [email protected]
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Ustica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- 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
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