There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Palermo by plane, train, bus, or 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 Cork Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORK - PMO
8h 56m€77–252Bus 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
12h 2m€60–170Train, bus, ferry
- 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 ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
3d 22h€128–430Bus 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
10h 46m€72–332Fly Cork Airport to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane ORK - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
10h 24m€90–305Train 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€87–260Fly Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORK - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
12h€90–258
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 - €170 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Palermo is to fly which takes 8h 56m and costs €75 - €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 and ferry which takes 3 days 22h and costs €120 - €430.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Cork to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 9:00 AM in Cork and 10:00 AM in Palermo.
There are 6054+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and easyJet fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Kerry Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Palermo Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Trapani Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- 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
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- 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/
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/
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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