There are 9 ways to get from Leeds to Palermo by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LBA - PMO
12h 57m€136–392Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Trapani Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane MAN - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
8h 58m€65–210Train
- Take the train from Leeds 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
30h 11m€489–837Train, bus via Rome
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus
42h 7m€463–738Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MME - PMO
18h 50m€129–372Train to Luton Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Stevenagetrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LTN - PMO
9h 23m€135–316Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MAN - PMO
7h 55m€72–215Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STN - PMO
9h 47m€122–410Train, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Monstrain
- Take the bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
43h 25m€525–779
Leeds to Palermo by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Palermo is to train and fly and bus which costs €65 - €210 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 7h 55m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct train from Leeds to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Leeds 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 30h 11m.
The distance between Leeds and Palermo is 2118 km.
The best way to get from Leeds to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 30h 11m and costs €480 - €850.
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from Leeds to Palermo, including transfers.
Leeds to Palermo train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Leeds station.
The best way to get from Leeds to Palermo is to fly which takes 12h 57m and costs €130 - €400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €480 - €850 and takes 30h 11m.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 11:47 PM in Leeds and 12:47 AM in Palermo.
Leeds to Palermo train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Palermo, Italy?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and five other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leeds to Palermo Centrale via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 30h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Palermo Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Mons
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- 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
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €300–420
- Website
- Onebus
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