There are 11 ways to get from Fermo to Palermo by car, car ferry, bus, train (Trenitalia), train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Fermo to Port of Naplescar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermocarferry
12h 48m€92–145Train (Trenitalia)
cheapest- Take the train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
20h 24m€53–179Bus via Naples
- Take the bus from Porto San Giorgio to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Busbus Itabus
18h 3m€58–74Train via Foggia (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Foggiatrain Ic
- Take the train from Foggia to Casertatrain Fa / ...
- Take the train from Caserta to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
18h 14m€92–142Train, bus to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Pescara Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Pescara to Fiumicino Aeroporto T3bus
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FCO - PMO
8h 28m€56–205Bus
- Take the bus from Fermo Terminal to Roma Tiburtina TiBusbus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus N592
18h 58mTrain, train to Forlì International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Anconatrain
- Take the train from Ancona to Forlitrain
- Fly from Forlì International Airport (FRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRL - PMO
7h 3m€194–716Train to Abruzzo Airport, fly to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Pescara Centraletrain
- Fly from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane PSR - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
7h 42m€72–267Train to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Anconatrain
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane AOI - PMO
7h 35m€79–261Train, train to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Anconatrain
- Take the train from Ancona to Folignotrain
- Fly from Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport (PEG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PEG - PMO
9h 35m€58–321Train, bus to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Pescara Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Pescara to Fiumicino Aeroporto T3bus
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FCO - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
10h 37m€62–205
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fermo to Palermo is to bus via Naples which costs €55 - €75 and takes 18h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Fermo to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 7h 3m and costs €190 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Fermo to Palermo. However, there are services departing from San Francesco and arriving at Palermo Terminal Bus via Porto San Giorgio and Napoli, Autostazione Metropark. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 3m.
The distance between Fermo and Palermo is 653 km.
The best way to get from Fermo to Palermo without a car is to bus via Naples which takes 18h 3m and costs €55 - €75.
It takes approximately 12h 48m to get from Fermo to Palermo, including transfers.
Fermo to Palermo bus services, operated by Linea 2 Mari, depart from Porto San Giorgio station.
The best way to get from Fermo to Palermo is to bus via Naples which takes 18h 3m and costs €55 - €75. Alternatively, you can train via Foggia, which costs €90 - €150 and takes 18h 14m.
Fermo to Palermo bus services, operated by Linea 2 Mari, arrive at Napoli P.zza Garibaldi station.
There are 5776+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Fermo, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from San Francesco to Palermo Terminal Bus via Porto San Giorgio, Napoli P.zza Garibaldi, and Napoli, Autostazione Metropark in around 18h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francesco to Palermo Centrale via Porto S.Giorgio Stazione, Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo, Foggia, and Caserta in around 18h 14m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Forlì International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Palermo Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Foggia to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caserta to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Foligno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Foggia to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Porto S.Giorg.-Fermo to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Foligno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0733 671222
- info@linea2mari.com
- Website
- linea2mari.com
Bus from Porto San Giorgio to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Schedules at
- linea2mari.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 0873/342663
- info@dicarlobus.it
- Website
- dicarlobus.com
Bus from Pescara to Fiumicino Aeroporto T3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Schedules at
- dicarlobus.com
- Phone
- +39 329 8631455
- info@prontobusitalia.it
- Website
- prontobusitalia.it
Bus from Pescara to Fiumicino Aeroporto T3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- prontobusitalia.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Pescara to Fiumicino Aeroporto T3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 331 393 9080
- bus@frecciaroma.it
- Website
- frecciaroma.it
Bus from Fermo Terminal to Roma Tiburtina TiBus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- frecciaroma.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.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
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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