There are 7 ways to get from Ajaccio to Palermo by ferry, plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Alghero, fly
best- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Porto Torres
- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)AHO - PMO
9h 25m€124–269Ferry, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Porto Torres
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to CagliariRe
- Take the ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
22h 55m€81–101Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the bus from Nice to Florence
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
32h 46m€109–300Ferry, train via Rome
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Roma Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
34h 20m€128–285Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)AJA - PMO
6h 35m€182–301Train to Bastia - Poretta Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aiacciu to U Ponte à a Leccia
- Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BIA - PMO
10h 16m€175–438Drive to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, fly
- Drive from Ajaccio to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)
- Fly from Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)FSC - PMO
6h 46m€90–361
Ajaccio to Palermo by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ajaccio to Palermo is to ferry and train which costs €80 - €110 and takes 22h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Ajaccio to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs €180 - €310.
The distance between Ajaccio and Palermo is 683 km.
The best way to get from Ajaccio to Palermo without a car is to ferry and train which takes 22h 55m and costs €80 - €110.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Ajaccio to Palermo, including transfers.
There are 5847+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Ajaccio, France and Palermo, Italy?
Air Corsica, ITA Airways, and easyJet fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a week.
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- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Alghero to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alghero to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Palermo Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–350
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Nice Ville to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 04 95 32 80 57
- contact@cfc.corsica
- Website
- cf-corse.corsica
Train from Aiacciu to U Ponte à a Leccia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- cf-corse.corsica
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- €50–70
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- €90–120
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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