Travel to Palermo
Every way to reach Palermo: 4 modes compared, with fares.
Palermo is reachable from 125 places across 23 countries by 4 modes, on services run by 37 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 33m door to door. The nearest origin is 73 km away.
How people reach Palermo
Every mode that actually calls at Palermo, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 16 | €17.94 | 1h 33m | 205 km | 1 |
| Coach | 70 | €12.28 | 3h 5m | 1,489 km | 1 |
| Flight | 157 | €37.31 | 3h 59m | 2,382 km | 33 |
| Ferry | 68 | €11.88 | 4h 17m | 800 km | 2 |
- 125Places you can arrive from
- 125Places you can leave for
- 23Countries
- 37Operators
Palermo sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Rooms within reach of Palermo Centrale
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 30 | 10% | Trapani, 73 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 71 | 23% | Reggio Calabria, 201 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 166 | 53% | Ancona, 611 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 44 | 14% | Köln, 1512 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Palermo that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 180 | 59% |
| France | 27 | 9% |
| Germany | 26 | 8% |
| Spain | 20 | 7% |
| Poland | 8 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1% |
| Portugal | 4 | 1% |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1% |
| Austria | 2 | 1% |
| Belgium | 2 | 1% |
| Greece | 2 | 1% |
| Croatia | 2 | 1% |
| Hungary | 2 | 1% |
| Ireland | 2 | 1% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1% |
| Romania | 2 | 1% |
| Serbia | 2 | 1% |
| Sweden | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Palermo
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Palermo
- Palermo Centrale
- Palermo Lolli railway halt
- Palermo Guadagna railway halt
- Palermo Autostazione
- Autostazione di Palermo - Piazza Cairoli
- PMO
- Palermo Stazione Marittima
- Palermo (Liberty Lines)
PMO is not in Palermo, and the road in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from PMO into Palermo?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Palermo
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsala to Palermo ferry | €11.88 | 4h 35m | 89 km |
| Trapani to Palermo ferry | €11.88 | 4h 17m | 73 km |
| Catania to Palermo bus | €12.28 | 3h 5m | 165 km |
| Messina to Palermo bus | €13.38 | 3h 54m | 192 km |
| Catania to Palermo ferry | €13.54 | 6h 47m | 165 km |
| Caltanissetta to Palermo train | €17.94 | 1h 33m | 93 km |
| Naples to Palermo bus | €18.33 | 4h 54m | 314 km |
| Cagliari to Palermo bus | €21.08 | 6h 7m | 389 km |
| Naples to Palermo ferry | €22.89 | 10h 59m | 314 km |
| Rome to Palermo bus | €24.38 | 6h 36m | 426 km |
| Bari to Palermo bus | €24.38 | 6h 49m | 449 km |
| Gela to Palermo train | €25.64 | 1h 54m | 139 km |
| Paternò to Palermo train | €27.29 | 1h 58m | 148 km |
| Messina to Palermo train | €28.39 | 2h 18m | 192 km |
| Misterbianco to Palermo train | €28.94 | 2h 8m | 159 km |
| Rome to Palermo ferry | €30.04 | 13h 48m | 426 km |
A day in Palermo carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Palermo?
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Popular journeys to Palermo
Common questions about Travel to Palermo
How can I get to Palermo?
Palermo is reachable by 4 modes on our network, from 125 places, across 23 countries, on services run by 37 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Palermo?
The cheapest way into Palermo is by Ferry, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 125 origins we sell into Palermo over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Palermo?
The fastest journey into Palermo is by Train, at 1h 33m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 73 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Palermo have?
Palermo has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Palermo Centrale, Palermo Lolli railway halt, Palermo Guadagna railway halt. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Palermo from within 200 km?
30 of the routes we sell into Palermo start within 200 km. The nearest is Trapani, 73 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Palermo in Italy?
Palermo connects to 125 places on our network across 23 countries, the furthest of them 2,382 km away in a straight line. Italy routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Italy
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Palermo is somebody else's catalogue.
What to book in Palermo before you go
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