There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Palermo by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORK - PMO
11h 23m€113–281Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DUB - PMO
9h 44m€80–226Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus
- 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 23h€159–519Fly 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 25m€106–344Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SNN - PMO
10h 58m€92–291Fly 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
11h 13m€91–283Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane KIR - PMO
13h 52m€93–189
Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €90 - €190 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 9h 44m and costs €80 - €230.
The distance between Cork and Palermo is 2301 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Palermo without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 23h and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Cork to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 8:28 PM in Cork and 9:28 PM in Palermo.
There are 6403+ 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 Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Trapani Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Kerry Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Palermo Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Aircoach
- 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
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
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
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
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
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
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