There are 8 ways to get from Lecce to Palermo by train, ferry, bus, car ferry, car, plane, 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.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Lecce to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
11h 18mTrain (Trenitalia)
cheapest- Take the train from Lecce to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
11h 41m€45–75Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lecce, Piazzale Carmelo Bene to Villa San Giovannibus
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oretobus
12h 27m€49–102Drive, ferry
- Drive from Lecce to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Palermocar
8h 30m€108–160Fly Brindisi Airport to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane BDS - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
10h 41m€100–303Bus
- Take the bus from Lecce to Palermobus N595
12h 30m€45–150Train to Naples Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Lecce to Casertatrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NAP - PMO
8h 59m€68–196Fly Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BDS - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
11h€79–231
Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Trapani Airport (TPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lecce to Palermo is to train which costs €45 - €75 and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Lecce to Palermo is to drive and ferry which takes 8h 30m and costs €100 - €160.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lecce and arriving at Palermo. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Lecce to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Lecce and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Lamezia Terme C.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 41m.
The distance between Lecce and Palermo is 693 km.
The best way to get from Lecce to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Lecce to Palermo, including transfers.
Lecce to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lecce station.
Lecce to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Lecce station.
The best way to get from Lecce to Palermo is to train which takes 11h 41m and costs €45 - €75. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €150 and takes 12h 30m.
What companies run services between Lecce, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Lecce to Palermo Centrale via Lamezia Terme C. in around 11h 41m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lecce to Palermo once daily. Tickets cost €45–150 and the journey takes 12h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Trapani Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Naples Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Naples Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €22–30
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Lecce, Piazzale Carmelo Bene to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- 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
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lecce to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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More Questions & Answers
Lecce to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Palermo station.
Lecce to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Lamezia Terme C. station.
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