There are 11 ways to get from Cesena to Palermo by train, plane, car, ferry, train (Trenitalia), bus, or shuttle
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Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BLQ - PMO
4h 38m€44–253Drive, ferry
- Drive from Cesena to Naples Beverellocar
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
14h 2m€116–167Train via Bologna
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
15h 56m€141–337Bus
- Take the bus from Cesena Accoglienza to Bologna Centralebus N554
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
20h 39m€55–159Fly Forlì International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Forlì International Airport (FRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRL - PMO
4h 2m€136–660Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FLR - PMO
5h 47m€62–305Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VCE - PMO
6h 32m€65–273Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane BLQ - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
6h 13m€82–328Train, train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
7h 9m€66–357Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Cesena to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
19h 35m€125–287Bus via Rome
- Take the bus from Cesena to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Marsala Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Marsala Train Station Bus Stop to Palermo-Via Libertàbus
23h 25m€73–100
Cesena to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cesena to Palermo is to bus via Rome which costs €70 - €100 and takes 23h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cesena to Palermo is to fly which takes 4h 2m and costs €130 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Cesena to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Cesena Accoglienza and arriving at Palermo via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Cesena to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Cesena and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Bologna centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 56m.
The distance between Cesena and Palermo is 840 km.
The best way to get from Cesena to Palermo without a car is to train via Bologna which takes 15h 56m and costs €140 - €340.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Cesena to Palermo, including transfers.
Cesena to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cesena Accoglienza station.
Cesena to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Cesena station.
The best way to get from Cesena to Palermo is to train via Bologna which takes 15h 56m and costs €140 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €160 and takes 20h 39m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €700 and takes 4h 2m.
What companies run services between Cesena, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Cesena to Palermo Centrale via Bologna centrale and Roma Termini in around 15h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cesena Accoglienza to Palermo via Bologna Centrale in around 20h 39m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Forlì International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €50–70
- Smart Flex
- €55–70
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €28–40
- Smart Flex
- €29–40
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cesena Accoglienza to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Marsala Train Station Bus Stop to Palermo-Via Libertà
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- +39 075 5009641
- info@sulga.it
- Website
- sulga.it
Bus from Cesena to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Schedules at
- sulga.it
- 2nd Class
- €25–29
- 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
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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