There are 4 ways to get from Ayr to Palermo by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GLA - PMO
9h 11m€91–281Bus
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan 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 7h€183–364Train, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GLA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centraletrain
12h 58m€106–290Bus via Sheffield
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 180
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Linesbus
- Take the bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Palermo-Via Libertàbus
2d 13h
Ayr to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €90 - €290 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 9h 11m and costs €90 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Palermo via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Ayr and Palermo is 2447 km.
The best way to get from Ayr to Palermo without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs €180 - €370.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Ayr to Palermo, including transfers.
Ayr to Palermo bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
Ayr to Palermo bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Ayr. It is currently 8:59 PM in Ayr and 9:59 PM in Palermo.
There are 5776+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Palermo via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €12–16
- 1st Class
- €21–30
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- 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
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Palermo-Via Libertà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
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