There are 9 ways to get from Koper to Palermo by bus, plane, car, ferry, train, shuttle, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Trieste, Autostazione
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)TRS - PMO
5h 13m€54–197Bus via Naples
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste Central Bus Station to Napoli, Autostazione MetroparkItabus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal BusItabus
25h 34m€52–76Drive, ferry
- Drive from Koper to Port of Naples
- Take the ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
16h 37m€176–252Train, ferry
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.GiovanniFr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo CentraleRe
17h 1mBus
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Roma, Autostazione TiburtinaN533
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to PalermoN592
25h 14m€86–197Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)VCE - PMO
7h 12m€73–429Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)TRS - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
7h 30m€62–179Shuttle to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Verona - Airport
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)VRN - PMO
8h 11m€86–689Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale Station to Napoli Centrale8902 / ...
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo CentraleIc
20h€110–257
Koper to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Palermo is to bus via Naples which costs €50 - €80 and takes 25h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Palermo is to bus and fly which takes 5h 13m and costs €50 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Koper Banka and arriving at Palermo via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 14m.
The distance between Koper and Palermo is 934 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Palermo without a car is to bus which takes 25h 14m and costs €85 - €200.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Koper to Palermo, including transfers.
Koper to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Koper Banka station.
The best way to get from Koper to Palermo is to bus which takes 25h 14m and costs €85 - €200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €260 and takes 20h.
Koper to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Book your Koper to Palermo bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Koper Banka to Palermo via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 25h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Koper Banka to Palermo Notarbartolo via Trieste, Trieste Centrale Station, Napoli Centrale, and Palermo Centrale in around 20h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €70–100
- Base Standard
- €110–150
- Base Premium
- €120–180
Train from Trieste Centrale Station to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Trieste Centrale Station to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Koper Banka to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- 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
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Trieste Central Bus Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–270
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27–40
- Private
- €140–270
Shuttle from Portorož to Verona - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €42–440
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €42–46
- Private
- €240–440
- 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
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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