There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Palermo by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO)ORK - PMO
8h 25m€77–302Train, car ferry, bus via Rome
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare EuroportIc
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Florence
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Roma Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
2d 17h€338–830Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare EuroportIc
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
2d 21h€329–765Fly Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)DUB - PMO
7h 3m€77–209Fly Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)SNN - PMO
8h 57m€84–264Fly Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Trapani Airport (TPS)DUB - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
10h 26m€100–244Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BFS - PMO
10h 45m€126–179Fly Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)DUB - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
9h 30m€85–201
Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Palermo is to fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs €75 - €210.
The distance between Ireland and Palermo is 2301 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 17h and costs €330 - €850.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Ireland to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 5:19 AM in Ireland and 6:19 AM in Palermo.
There are 5823+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Ireland and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Palermo Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–13
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- 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
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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