There are 12 ways to get from Greece to Palermo by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, ferry, 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.
Fly Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane RHO - PMO
7h 38m€106–269Fly Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ATH - PMO
5h 29m€68–196Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larisa to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 25mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Athens to Patrascar
- Take the ferry from Patras to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Drive from Bari M.ma to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Palermocar
27h 27m€200–433Bus, bus and ferry, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
27h 33mFly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SKG - PMO
7h 59m€71–209Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HER - PMO
5h 12m€90–268Fly Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ATH - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
8h 43m€90–247Fly Athens International Airport to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane ATH - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
10h 40m€110–284Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari to Palermobus 591
27h 39mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
31h 49mBus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Athens Larissis Station to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the bus from Messina to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Palermoferry
39h 24m
Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Palermo is to fly which costs €70 - €210 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs €90 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Palermo via Rrogozhinë, Stazione Marittima and Bari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 39m.
The distance between Greece and Palermo is 1382 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Palermo without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 27h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Greece to Palermo, including transfers.
Greece to Palermo bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
Greece to Palermo bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Rrogozhinë station.
Palermo is 1h behind Greece. It is currently 10:01 PM in Greece and 9:01 PM in Palermo.
There are 2440+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Greece and Palermo, Italy?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and five other airlines fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €27–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €26–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €26–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €27–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €26–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- 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
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Bus from Athens Larissis Station to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Messina to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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