There are 3 ways to get from Cairo to Palermo by plane or bus
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Fly to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CAI - PMO
8h 42m€194–378Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CAI - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
9h 53m€162–375Fly to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane CAI - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
12h 10m€167–381
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Palermo is to fly and bus which costs €160 - €380 and takes 9h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Palermo is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs €190 - €380.
The distance between Cairo and Palermo is 1969 km.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Cairo to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 1h behind Cairo. It is currently 8:07 AM in Cairo and 7:07 AM in Palermo.
There are 6170+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Palermo, Italy?
Egyptair, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–350
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–320
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–430
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
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