There are 10 ways to get from Budapest to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or shuttle
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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 22m€55–179Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BTS - PMO
8h 6m€49–390Train, 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 49mBus
- 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 5m€142–247Drive, ferry
- Drive from Budapest to Naples Beverellocar
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
21h 54m€239–355Fly 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 8m€82–237Train 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 47m€73–222Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BUD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
8h 41m€67–200Train, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Ljubljanatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus 402 / ...
- Take the train from Trieste C.le to Napolitrain
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
29h 56m€205–409Shuttle, bus, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Oradea
- Take the bus from Oradea Autogara Intrans SA to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
41h 8m€93–229
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €45 - €390 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs €55 - €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 5m.
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 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 22m 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 22m and costs €55 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €250 and takes 32h 5m.
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) 6 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 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–440
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–440
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–290
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–85
- 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 Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–26
- 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
- €12–20
- 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
- €160–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste C.le to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- 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
- €11–55
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Oradea Autogara Intrans SA to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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 Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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