There are 2 ways to get from Cairo to Palermo by plane or train
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Fly to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CAI - PMO
9h 38m€164–337Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CAI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centraletrain
12h 59m€159–276
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Palermo is to fly and train which costs €150 - €280 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Palermo is to fly which takes 9h 38m and costs €160 - €340.
The distance between Cairo and Palermo is 1969 km.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Cairo to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 1h behind Cairo. It is currently 5:30 PM in Cairo and 4:30 PM in Palermo.
There are 5776+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Palermo, Italy?
Egyptair, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–330
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- 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
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