There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Palermo by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane JSH - PMO
9h 27m€173–393Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HER - PMO
5h 9m€69–178Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- 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
36h 59mFly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CHQ - PMO
7h 17m€96–286Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion 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
39h 8mFerry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
42h 59mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi to Palermo Terminal Busbus
47h 41mBus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Caserta stazionetrain
- Take the train from Caserta to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
47h 43m
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Palermo is to fly which costs €65 - €180 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 9m and costs €65 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Palermo via Ioannina, Vlorë, Brindisi - Via Del Mare and Brindisi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 8m.
The distance between Crete and Palermo is 1234 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Palermo without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 36h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Crete to Palermo, including transfers.
Crete to Palermo bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Palermo bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Palermo is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 11:37 PM in Crete and 10:37 PM in Palermo.
There are 6368+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Palermo, Italy?
Olympic Air, Volotea, and Aegean Airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caserta to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bari Centrale to Caserta stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- 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
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- 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
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- 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
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brindisi to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302821093052
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- 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 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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