There are 10 ways to get from Bournemouth to Palermo by train, plane, car ferry, 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 to London City Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LCY - PMO
9h 42m€106–389Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BRS - PMO
9h 22m€84–331Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
33h 23m€221–603Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus
2d€151–247Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STN - PMO
9h 14m€91–300Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LTN - PMO
8h 46m€110–371Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LGW - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
10h 29m€92–406Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STN - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
11h 21m€87–300Bus
- Take the bus from Meeting House Lane to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Busbus
2d 2h€128–262Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Genoabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
2d 4h€158–398
Bournemouth to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €90 - €300 and takes 9h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 8h 46m and costs €110 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Bournemouth station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth Station and arriving at Palermo via London Victoria, Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Bournemouth and Palermo is 2015 km.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Palermo without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 33h 23m and costs €220 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Bournemouth to Palermo, including transfers.
Bournemouth to Palermo bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bournemouth Station.
Bournemouth to Palermo bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Bournemouth. It is currently 5:58 AM in Bournemouth and 6:58 AM in Palermo.
There are 2744+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bournemouth Station to Palermo via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 2d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Palermo Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from London City Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Meeting House Lane to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- 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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- 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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