There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Palermo by plane, 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 Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DUB - PMO
7h 8m€68–202Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BFS - PMO
10h 21m€67–212Train, car ferry, bus via Rome
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Cologne Airport CGNbus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
2d 19h€715–1,225Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Genoabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
2d 22h€673–1,107Fly Cork Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORK - PMO
10h 28m€93–219Fly Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SNN - PMO
11h 19m€79–388Fly Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane DUB - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
11h 35m€81–267Fly Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUB - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
9h 47m€81–214
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Palermo is to fly which costs €75 - €390 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs €65 - €210.
The distance between Ireland and Palermo is 2305 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Palermo without a car is to train and car ferry and bus via Rome which takes 2 days 19h and costs €700 - €1300.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Ireland to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 8:12 AM in Ireland and 9:12 AM in Palermo.
There are 6010+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Ireland and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair flies from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Palermo Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Translink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
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
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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