There are 4 ways to get from Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermo by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or plane
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Train (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain 5503 / ...
3h 36m€87–107Drive 217.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermocar 217.5 km
3h 13m€34–49Bus
- Take the bus from Etna to Cataniabus
- Take the bus from Catania to Palermobus N592 / ...
5h 30mFly
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CTA - PMO
4h 49m€143–276
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermo is to drive which costs €30 - €50 and takes 3h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermo is to drive which takes 3h 13m and costs €30 - €50.
No, there is no direct bus from Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Etna and arriving at Palermo via Catania. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 30m.
The distance between Etna - Rifugio Sapienza and Palermo is 274 km. The road distance is 217.5 km.
The best way to get from Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 3h 36m and costs €85 - €110.
It takes approximately 3h 36m to get from Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermo, including transfers.
Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermo bus services, operated by Azienda Siciliana Trasporti, depart from Etna station.
The best way to get from Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermo is to train which takes 3h 36m and costs €85 - €110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 30m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €280 and takes 4h 49m.
Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermo bus services, operated by Azienda Siciliana Trasporti, arrive at Catania station.
Yes, the driving distance between Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermo is 218 km. It takes approximately 3h 13m to drive from Etna - Rifugio Sapienza to Palermo.
What companies run services between Etna - Rifugio Sapienza, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
Trenitalia operates a train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale every 4 hours. Tickets cost €14–21 and the journey takes 2h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Etna to Palermo via Catania in around 5h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 091 62.08.111
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Etna to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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