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Palermo to Madrid

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Palermo to Madrid. From €63.98, fastest 5h 30m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Palermo to Madrid costs €63.98 at the cheapest and takes 5h 30m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 3 operators. The route covers 1,517 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
1,517 km
Fastest
5h 30m
Average
11h 51m
Services per day
17
Cheapest
€63.98
CO2 per passenger
247.7 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
Flight5h 33m2h 23m3h 10m€156.49377.4 kg11
Coach20h 30m19h 46m44m€77.1840.2 kg6
  • 5h 33mFastest, by Flight
  • €77.18Cheapest, by Coach
  • 40.2 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 1,517 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€63.98
  1. BlaBlaCar BB118419:0519h 46m14:51Palermo AutostazioneMadrid Estacion Sur

Door to door 20h 30mCO2 40.2 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€143.51
  1. Iberia Airlines IA283206:382h 23m09:01Palermo PMOMadrid MAD

Door to door 5h 33mCO2 377.4 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 fare by mode and day for Palermo to Madrid
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Palermo to MadridFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Coach€160.23€169.58€138.78€96.43€96.98€99.18€129.98€106.33€93.68€93.13€77.18€81.58€80.48€101.93
Flight€328.77€286.88€275.08€187.76€182.45€197.79€256.20€181.86€199.56€178.91€156.49€159.44€162.98€206.64

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €63.98

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Booking window

When to book Palermo to Madrid

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

  1. €73.8890 days
  2. €47.4860 days
  3. €60.6845 days
  4. €66.7330 days
  5. €86.5321 days
  6. €101.9314 days
  7. €129.987 days
  8. €138.783 days
  9. €160.231 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €47.48.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 237 percent. The most expensive point is €160.23, 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.
€160.23€47.481371421304560

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. €93.13Sun
  2. €77.18Mon
  3. €81.58Tue
  4. €80.48Wed
  5. €101.93Thu
  6. €106.33Fri
  7. €93.68Sat
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. €96.98Sep
  2. €66.18Oct
  3. €61.23Nov
  4. €62.88Dec
  5. €61.78Jan
  6. €51.33Feb

The route

PalermoPalermoMadridMadrid
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
76% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 24% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,517 km against 1,489 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Cagliari, Palma, Valencia, Alghero. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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 Palermo at 06:38 and the last at 18:55, across 11 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.

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)

Madrid

Rail
  • Madrid Puerta de Atocha
  • Madrid Atocha
  • Estación del Norte, Madrid
Bus
  • Madrid Estacion Sur
  • Madrid South
Air
  • MAD

Madrid is large, and the road in from MAD can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from MAD into Madrid?

Settled in advance, so the ride into Madrid costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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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€63.9820h72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
Iberia Airlines€126.995h 30m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Ryanair€136.435h 30m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • BlaBlaCar
  • Iberia Airlines
  • Ryanair
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€55.0086%
Taxes€5.509%
Supplier fees€1.492%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€63.98100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Madrid well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Madrid?

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

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Questions about Palermo to Madrid

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 Palermo to Madrid?

The fastest journey from Palermo to Madrid takes 5h 30m door to door, of which 2h 23m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 11h 51m, 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 Palermo to Madrid?

The cheapest fare from Palermo to Madrid is €63.98, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €176.55. 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 Palermo to Madrid?

The cheapest way from Palermo to Madrid is by Coach, at €77.18 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 20h 30m 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 Palermo to Madrid?

The fastest way from Palermo to Madrid is by Flight, at 5h 33m door to door. Only 2h 23m 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 €156.49.

When should I book Palermo to Madrid?

Fares from Palermo to Madrid bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €47.48. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 237 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 Palermo to Madrid?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Palermo to Madrid, at €77.18. 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 Palermo to Madrid?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Palermo to Madrid, at €51.33 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 Palermo to Madrid?

3 operators sell services from Palermo to Madrid across 2 modes: BlaBlaCar, Iberia Airlines, Ryanair. 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 Palermo to Madrid?

76 percent of the services we sell from Palermo to Madrid are direct. The rest connect at Cagliari, Palma, Valencia, Alghero, with about 45 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 Palermo to Madrid produce?

Traveling from Palermo to Madrid by Coach produces about 40.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 377.4 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

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

Services from Palermo to Madrid by Flight leave from Palermo PMO and arrive at Madrid MAD. 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 Palermo to Madrid?

1 of the 3 operators we sell from Palermo to Madrid 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 Palermo to Madrid on September 10, 2026: 1517 km of route against 1489 km in a straight line, 17 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €63.98, and 5h 30m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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