There are 6 ways to get from Chania to Palermo by plane, ferry, bus, busferry, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CHQ - PMO
7h 52m€70–260Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusferry Abs
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatellabus
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
39h 29mBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
40h 57mFly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CHQ - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
10h 13m€78–238Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi to Palermo Terminal Busbus
41hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Brindisi to Palermobus
42h 8m
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Palermo is to fly which costs €70 - €260 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Palermo via Ioannina, Vlorë, Brindisi - Via Del Mare and Brindisi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 8m.
The distance between Chania and Palermo is 1070 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Palermo without a car is to ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 39h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Chania to Palermo, including transfers.
Chania to Palermo bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Palermo bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Palermo is 1h behind Chania. It is currently 8:00 AM in Chania and 7:00 AM in Palermo.
There are 24+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- 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
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brindisi to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- 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
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.anek.gr/en-gb
- Economy
- €35–55
- Airplane-type seats
- €35–55
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €95–130
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