There are 5 ways to get from Gozo to Palermo by ferry, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, shuttle, 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.
Ferry, fly to Trapani Airport, bus
best- Take the ferry from Gozo to Lascarisferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane MLA - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
5h 56mCar ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Gozo to Cirkewwacarferry
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Modica to Palermobus
10h 41mFerry, bus and ferry, shuttle, train
- Take the ferry from Gozo to Lascarisferry
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
10h 42mFerry, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Gozo to Lascarisferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MLA - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
6h 49mFerry, line 74 bus, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the ferry from Gozo to Lascarisferry
- Take the bus from Valletta A5 to Sejba, L-Imqabbabus
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MLA - PMO
5h 38m
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Trapani Airport (TPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Gozo and Palermo is 451 km.
The best way to get from Gozo to Palermo without a car is to car ferry and bus and ferry and bus which takes 10h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Gozo to Palermo, including transfers.
There are 6236+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Gozo, Malta and Palermo, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Gozo to Palermo. However, you can take the ferry to Lascaris, walk to Valletta A5, take the line 74 bus to Sejba, L-Imqabba, take the taxi to Malta-Airport-MLA airport, fly to Trapani Airport (TPS), walk to Trapani Birgi Airport, then take the bus to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Gozo to Palermo via Cirkewwa, Cirkewwa, Bombi1, Il-Floriana, Valletta, Pozzallo, and Modica in around 10h 41m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–110
Flights from Malta International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–70
Flights from Malta International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Shuttle from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +39 091-6208000
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Modica to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +356 21222000
- enquires@publictransport.com.mt
- Website
- publictransport.com.mt
Bus from Valletta A5 to Sejba, L-Imqabba
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.publictransport.com.mt/
- Schedules at
- https://www.publictransport.com.mt/en/timetables
Ferry from Gozo to Lascaris
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://gozohighspeed.com/pages/schedule
- Website
- https://gozohighspeed.com
- Book at
- https://gozohighspeed.com/booking
- Phone
- (+356) 2210 9000
- admin@gozochannel.com
- Website
- gozochannel.com
Car ferry from Gozo to Cirkewwa
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–5
- Website
- https://www.gozochannel.com/
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