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Genoa to Palermo

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Genoa to Palermo. From €37.03, fastest 4h 36m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Genoa to Palermo costs €37.03 at the cheapest and takes 4h 36m door to door at the fastest, across 3 modes and 5 operators. The route covers 798 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
798 km
Fastest
4h 36m
Average
15h 45m
Services per day
22
Cheapest
€37.03
CO2 per passenger
111.9 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 39m1h 29m3h 10m€84.51200.2 kg6
Coach11h 22m10h 38m44m€43.6321.3 kg4
Ferry24h 22m22h 52m1h 30m€56.9990.8 kg11
  • 4h 39mFastest, by Flight
  • €43.63Cheapest, by Coach
  • 21.3 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 798 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€37.03
  1. BlaBlaCar BB741214:4111h 48m02:29Genova AutostazionePalermo Autostazione

Door to door 12h 32mCO2 21.3 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€76.84
  1. Ryanair R744716:531h 29m18:22Genoa GOAPalermo PMO

Door to door 4h 39mCO2 200.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €37.03

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Palermo is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Palermo Centrale

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Genoa to Palermo

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €35.9390 days
  2. €29.8860 days
  3. €33.1845 days
  4. €34.8330 days
  5. €43.0821 days
  6. €54.0814 days
  7. €66.737 days
  8. €76.633 days
  9. €95.331 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €29.88.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 219 percent. The most expensive point is €95.33, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€95.33€29.881371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €55.18Sun
  2. €45.28Mon
  3. €44.18Tue
  4. €43.63Wed
  5. €54.08Thu
  6. €49.68Fri
  7. €50.78Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €61.23Sep
  2. €36.48Oct
  3. €34.28Nov
  4. €34.83Dec
  5. €32.08Jan
  6. €28.23Feb

The route

GenoaGenoaPalermoPalermo
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
82% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 18% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 798 km against 790 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Piombino, Livorno, Chiavari, Rapallo. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Genoa at 06:04 and the last at 17:12, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Genoa

Rail
  • Genova Piazza Principe
  • Genoa Piazza Manin railway station
  • Bari railway station
Bus
  • Genova Autostazione
  • Genoa City Tour
Air
  • GOA
Ferry
  • Genova Stazione Marittima
  • GNV Genova

Palermo

Rail
  • Palermo Centrale
  • Palermo Lolli railway halt
  • Palermo Guadagna railway halt
Bus
  • Palermo Autostazione
  • Autostazione di Palermo - Piazza Cairoli
Air
  • PMO
Ferry
  • Palermo Stazione Marittima
  • Palermo (Liberty Lines)

PMO is not in Palermo, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

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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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
BlaBlaCar€37.0311h72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
Grandi Navi Veloci€45.4424h 3m33 km/hChangeableBar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms
Grimaldi€48.1924h 8m33 km/hChangeableBar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms
Ryanair€76.844h 36m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
VOLOTEA Airways€74.484h 36m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • BlaBlaCar
  • Grandi Navi Veloci
  • Grimaldi
  • Ryanair
  • VOLOTEA Airways
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€30.5082%
Taxes€3.058%
Supplier fees€1.494%
Our service fee€1.995%
Total you pay€37.03100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Palermo

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Genoa to Palermo

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Genoa to Palermo?

The fastest journey from Genoa to Palermo takes 4h 36m door to door, of which 1h 29m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 15h 45m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Genoa to Palermo?

The cheapest fare from Genoa to Palermo is €37.03, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €84.78. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Genoa to Palermo?

The cheapest way from Genoa to Palermo is by Coach, at €43.63 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 11h 22m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Genoa to Palermo?

The fastest way from Genoa to Palermo is by Flight, at 4h 39m door to door. Only 1h 29m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €84.51.

When should I book Genoa to Palermo?

Fares from Genoa to Palermo bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €29.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 219 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Genoa to Palermo?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Genoa to Palermo, at €43.63. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Genoa to Palermo?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Genoa to Palermo, at €28.23 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Genoa to Palermo?

5 operators sell services from Genoa to Palermo across 3 modes: BlaBlaCar, Grandi Navi Veloci, Grimaldi, Ryanair, VOLOTEA Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Genoa to Palermo?

82 percent of the services we sell from Genoa to Palermo are direct. The rest connect at Piombino, Livorno, Chiavari, Rapallo, with about 49 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Genoa to Palermo produce?

Traveling from Genoa to Palermo by Coach produces about 21.3 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 200.2 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Genoa to Palermo use?

Services from Genoa to Palermo by Flight leave from Genoa GOA and arrive at Palermo PMO. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Genoa to Palermo?

3 of the 5 operators we sell from Genoa to Palermo allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

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 modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Genoa to Palermo on September 10, 2026: 798 km of route against 790 km in a straight line, 22 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €37.03, and 4h 36m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Palermo and elsewhere in Italy. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Palermo before you go

Day trips that leave Palermo in the morning and cover a good part of Italy by evening.

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