There are 11 ways to get from London to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, bus, shuttle, or train (Italo)
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Fly London City Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LCY - PMO
7h 50m€90–260Train, ferry
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re / ...
26h 2mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
34h 17mBus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
43h 45mFly London Heathrow Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LHR - PMO
6h 11m€102–413Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STN - PMO
6h 43mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LGW - PMO
6h 33mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LTN - PMO
6h 39mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane STN - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
8h 19mTrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
26h 25mBus via Ghent
- Take the bus from Upminster to Gent-Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
45h 19m
London City Airport (LCY) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Palermo is to fly which costs €90 - €260 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from London to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €100 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Palermo. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Palermo via Brussels - Midi Train Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from London to Palermo. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 25m.
The distance between London and Palermo is 1839 km.
The best way to get from London to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 26h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from London to Palermo, including transfers.
London to Palermo bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Palermo train services, operated by Eurostar I, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from London to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €90 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 43h 45m, you could also train, which costs and takes 26h 25m.
What companies run services between London, England and Palermo, Italy?
ITA Airways, Swiss, and British Airways fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Palermo via Brussels - Midi Train Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 43h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–360
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Website
- stanstedexpress.com
Train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- stanstedexpress.com
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- italotreno.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- italotreno.com
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Upminster to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- 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
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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London to Palermo bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Brussels Midi / Brussels South West station.
Palermo is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 5:25 PM in London and 6:25 PM in Palermo.
London to Palermo train services, operated by Eurostar I, arrive at Paris Nord station.
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