There are 11 ways to get from Ancona to Palermo by train, plane, car, ferry, train (Trenitalia), 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.
Train to Forlì International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Ancona to Forli
- Fly from Forlì International Airport (FRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)FRL - PMO
4h 43m€67–240Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ancona to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi556 / ...
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal BusItabus
17h 35m€39–87Drive, ferry
- Drive from Ancona to Port of Naples
- Take the ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
13h 13m€101–142Train
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Termini4151 / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
16h 35m€51–172Bus via Caserta
- Take the bus from Ancona to Caserta
- Take the bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Palermo Via Tommaso FazelloAutoservizi Salemi S201
16h 50m€57–72Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BLQ - PMO
5h 34m€68–287Train to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Foligno
- Fly from Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport (PEG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)PEG - PMO
6h 16m€98–387Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)FCO - PMO
7h 41m€47–234Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)AOI - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
5h 50m€59–263Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)AOI - PMO
5h 45m€81–290Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Trapani Airport (TPS)BLQ - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
7h 10m€96–652
Ancona to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Palermo is to bus which costs €35 - €90 and takes 17h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 4h 43m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Ancona to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 35m.
The distance between Ancona and Palermo is 848 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 16h 35m and costs €50 - €180.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Ancona to Palermo, including transfers.
Ancona to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ancona station.
Ancona to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Palermo is to train which takes 16h 35m and costs €50 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus via Caserta, which costs €55 - €75 and takes 16h 50m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €290 and takes 5h 45m.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Ancona to Palermo Centrale via Roma Termini in around 16h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ancona to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Caserta and Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto in around 16h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Forlì International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Palermo Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Palermo Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–300
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Foligno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Foligno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 0733 671222
- info@linea2mari.com
- Website
- linea2mari.com
Bus from Ancona to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Schedules at
- linea2mari.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ancona to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- 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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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Ancona to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Napoli P.zza Garibaldi station.
Ancona to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Roma Termini station.
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