There are 10 ways to get from Budapest to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, shuttle, bus, or car
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BUD - PMO
5h 32m€67–172Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BUD - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
7h 42m€49–185Train, ferry
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
25h 48mShuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Busbus
31h 30m€114–193Drive, ferry
- Drive from Budapest to Port of Naplescar
- Take the ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermoferry
21h 53m€252–362Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BTS - PMO
7h 51m€58–249Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane BUD - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
9h 23m€70–287Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VIE - PMO
7h 54m€76–294Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N536
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermobus N597 / ...
32h 20m€81–263Train, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
35h 46m€96–241
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Palermo is to fly and bus which costs €45 - €190 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs €65 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Palermo via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 20m.
The distance between Budapest and Palermo is 1190 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Budapest to Palermo, including transfers.
Budapest to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs €65 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €270 and takes 32h 20m.
Budapest to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Budapest to Palermo bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair and Austrian Airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Palermo via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 32h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Deli to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- 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) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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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