There are 7 ways to get from Aberdeen to Palermo by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ABZ - PMO
9h 1m€76–284Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
42h 24m€332–775Train, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
2d 8hFly Aberdeen Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ABZ - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
11h 15m€82–282Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane EDI - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
12h 36m€114–396Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EDI - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
11h 35m€92–351Bus
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
2d 10h€131–270
Aberdeen to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Palermo is to train and fly and bus which costs €90 - €360 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Palermo is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs €75 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Aberdeen station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Union Square Bus Station and arriving at Palermo via London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Aberdeen and Palermo is 2435 km.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Palermo without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 42h 24m and costs €330 - €800.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Aberdeen to Palermo, including transfers.
Aberdeen to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Union Square Bus Station.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Palermo is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs €75 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €270 and takes 2 days 10h.
Aberdeen to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 7:27 AM in Aberdeen and 8:27 AM in Palermo.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Palermo, Italy?
British Airways, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Union Square Bus Station to Palermo via London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Aberdeen to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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