There are 8 ways to get from Cork to Palermo by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Cork Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORK - PMO
8h 37m€67–252Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane KIR - PMO
10h 52m€60–189Train, bus
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
3d 22h€124–466Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SNN - PMO
12h 41m€97–301Fly Cork Airport to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane ORK - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
10h 48m€105–347Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DUB - PMO
9h 44m€99–247Fly Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORK - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
13h 17m€85–285Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus
4d€121–529
Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Palermo is to bus and fly which costs €60 - €190 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Palermo is to fly which takes 8h 37m and costs €65 - €260.
The distance between Cork and Palermo is 2301 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Palermo without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 22h and costs €120 - €470.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Cork to Palermo, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cork to Palermo is to fly which takes 8h 37m and costs €65 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €550 and takes 4 days 0h.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 2:38 PM in Cork and 3:38 PM in Palermo.
There are 5710+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred Street to Palermo via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Road Station, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Bologna Centrale in around 4d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Cork Airport to Trapani Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Trapani Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Kerry Airport to Palermo Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- 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
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- 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
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
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