There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Palermo by plane, train, or shuttle
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 Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CMB - PMO
14h 39m€469–1,436Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CMB - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
16h 42m€416–937Fly to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane CMB - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
19h 44m€536–1,484
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Palermo is to fly and train which costs €410 - €950 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Palermo is to fly which takes 14h 39m and costs €460 - €1500.
The distance between Colombo and Palermo is 7556 km.
It takes approximately 14h 39m to get from Colombo to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 3h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 5:40 AM in Colombo and 2:10 AM in Palermo.
There are 2485+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Palermo, Italy?
SriLankan Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trapani Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trapani Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trapani Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trapani Airport via Kuwait, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Palermo Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,200
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- 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/
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