There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Palermo by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), car ferry, bus, or shuttle
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Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ABZ - PMO
13h 17m€116–367Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane INV - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centraletrain
15h 46m€95–282Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
36h 23m€572–997Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
43h 26m€540–935Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Marsala Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Marsala Train Station Bus Stop to Palermo-Via Libertàbus
2d 8hTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GLA - PMO
12h 20m€125–391Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane INV - PMO
9h 45m€100–323Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane EDI - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
14h 6mTrain, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EDI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centraletrain
14h 12mBus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
2d 9h€198–387
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Palermo is to fly and train which costs €95 - €290 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Palermo is to fly which takes 9h 45m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Palermo via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Palermo Centrale via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 23m.
The distance between Inverness and Palermo is 2607 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 36h 23m and costs €550 - €1000.
It takes approximately 13h 17m to get from Inverness to Palermo, including transfers.
Inverness to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Palermo train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Palermo is to train which takes 36h 23m and costs €550 - €1000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €330 and takes 9h 45m, you could also bus, which costs €190 - €390 and takes 2 days 9h.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Inverness to Palermo Centrale via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 36h 23m. Alternatively, easyJet flies from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €50–75
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €35–50
- 1st Class
- €55–80
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €17–23
- 1st Class
- €26–40
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €240–340
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €240–340
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €80–120
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €65–95
- Comfort
- €75–110
- Premium
- €100–140
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €85–120
- Comfort
- €100–140
- Premium
- €130–170
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
- 1st Class
- €130–180
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- 1st Class
- €150–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €75–95
- Smart Flex
- €80–100
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €250–270
- Sleeper Seat
- €80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €410–470
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Marsala Train Station Bus Stop to Palermo-Via Libertà
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €70–110
- Cabin
- €130–160
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Inverness to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 7:15 AM in Inverness and 8:15 AM in Palermo.
Inverness to Palermo train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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