There are 6 ways to get from Hvar to Palermo by ferry, plane, train, bus, or car ferry
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 Palermo Airport
best- Take the ferry from Hvar to Port of Splitferry
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SPU - PMO
8h 12m€88–292Ferry, fly to Trapani Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Hvar to Port of Splitferry
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane SPU - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
12h€66–265Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Hvar to Port of Splitferry
- Take the ferry from Split to Bariferry 56
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
24h 18m€206–391Bus
- Take the bus from Jelsa to Split Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus
37h 38m€127–277Ferry, train via Messina
- Take the ferry from Hvar to Port of Splitferry
- Take the ferry from Split to Bariferry 56
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
26h 25mFerry, bus, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Hvar to Port of Splitferry
- Take the ferry from Split to Bariferry 56
- Take the bus from Bari to Salernobus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Palermocarferry
29h 7m€181–311
Hvar to Palermo by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hvar to Palermo is to ferry and fly which costs €85 - €300 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Hvar to Palermo is to ferry and fly which takes 8h 12m and costs €85 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Hvar to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Hvar and arriving at Palermo via Jelsa, Split, Autobusni Kolodvor and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 38m.
The distance between Hvar and Palermo is 750 km.
The best way to get from Hvar to Palermo without a car is to ferry and train which takes 24h 18m and costs €200 - €400.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Hvar to Palermo, including transfers.
Hvar to Palermo bus services, operated by Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o., depart from Jelsa station.
Hvar to Palermo bus services, operated by Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o., arrive at Split Bus Station.
There are 2551+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Hvar, Croatia and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Hvar to Palermo via Jelsa, Split Bus Station, Split, Autobusni Kolodvor, and Bologna Centrale in around 37h 38m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Split Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–280
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Jelsa to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- 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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Hvar to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 20 313 119
- support@tp-line.hr
- Website
- tp-line.hr
Ferry from Hvar to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.tp-line.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Split to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- 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
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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