There are 6 ways to get from Crete to Palermo by plane, busferry, bus, train, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Palermo Airport (PMO)HER - PMO
5h 14m€114–287Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trapani Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Trapani Airport (TPS)HER - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
23h 15m€112–362Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo CentraleRe
41h 55mFly Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)CHQ - PMO
8h 52m€136–395Ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of PiraeusAbs / ...
- Take the train from Piraeus to KorinthosRe
- Take the bus from Korinthos to Vlorë
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo CentraleRe
43h 31mBus and ferry, Bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Caserta stazione
- Take the bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
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Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Palermo is to fly which costs €110 - €290 and takes 5h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 14m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Mbikalimi Kamez, Tirana and Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Crete and Palermo is 1153 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Palermo without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 41h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Crete to Palermo, including transfers.
Crete to Palermo bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Palermo bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Palermo is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 7:39 PM in Crete and 6:39 PM in Palermo.
There are 5793+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Palermo, Italy?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and ITA Airways fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–850
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trapani Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–850
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trapani Airport via Palermo Airport, Pantelleria
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Piraeus to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Korinthos to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Bus from Tirana to Caserta stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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