There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Palermo by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane INV - PMO
10h 22m€100–297Train
- 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 19m€555–1,095Train, 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€586–953Train, 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, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
2d 4hTrain 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 57m€153–550Train, 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 45m€101–343Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Stirlingtrain
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GLA - PMO
12h 16m€124–362Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane INV - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
14h 20m€107–198Train 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 24m€145–634Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M90
- 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 10h€201–451
Inverness to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Palermo is to fly and train which costs €100 - €200 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Palermo is to fly which takes 10h 22m and costs €100 - €300.
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 10h.
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 19m.
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 19m and costs €550 - €1100.
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from Inverness to Palermo, including transfers.
Inverness to Palermo bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, 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 10h 22m and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €550 - €1100 and takes 36h 19m, you could also bus, which costs €200 - €460 and takes 2 days 10h.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Palermo, Italy?
British Airways, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 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 19m.
- 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
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- 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/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- 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
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- 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
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- 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
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- €55–100
- 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
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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- 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
- €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
- €16–40
- 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
- €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
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- 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 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- 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, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- 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 2 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
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- 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
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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
- 5 times a day
- 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
- €23–35
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- 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
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Inverness to Palermo bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 8:56 PM in Inverness and 9:56 PM 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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