There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Palermo by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane INV - PMO
9h 15m€99–278Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane INV - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
13h 21m€82–256Train
- 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 20m€615–1,113Train, 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 27m€589–961Train, 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 Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Alcamo SP55bus
- Take the bus from Alcamo via Gulliver to PALERMO via Sciuti Liberta'bus
2d 6hTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ABZ - PMO
12h 58m€163–412Train, 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 41m€139–359Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DND - PMO
17h 33m€162–686Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane EDI - PMO
10h 54m€108–315Bus
- 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 8h€217–472
Inverness to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Palermo is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €260 and takes 13h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Palermo is to fly which takes 9h 15m and costs €95 - €280.
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 8h.
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 20m.
The distance between Inverness and Palermo is 2533 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 36h 20m and costs €600 - €1200.
It takes approximately 9h 15m 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 fly which takes 9h 15m and costs €95 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €600 - €1200 and takes 36h 20m, you could also bus, which costs €210 - €480 and takes 2 days 8h.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Palermo, Italy?
easyJet, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a week. Alternatively, 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 20m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- 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
- €190–290
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- 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
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- 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
- €16–35
- 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
- €23–45
- 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
- €180–330
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Alcamo SP55
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- 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
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Alcamo via Gulliver to PALERMO via Sciuti Liberta'
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- segesta.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
- 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
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- 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
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- 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
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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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 7:14 AM in Inverness and 8:14 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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