There are 7 ways to get from Lucca to Palermo by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, taxi, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Pisa International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lucca to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
4h 3m€57–205Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lucca to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 443 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermobus N597 / ...
19h€27–79Train
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
16h 3m€57–171Taxi, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Lucca to Livornotaxi
- Take the car ferry from Livorno to Port of Palermocarferry
20h 3m€134–166Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Stazione Fs to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FLR - PMO
4h 34m€52–181Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BLQ - PMO
5h 57m€60–277Bus via Trapani
- Take the bus from Lucca to Florence - Villa Costanzabus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Linesbus
- Take the bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Palermo-Via Libertàbus
22h 47m€72–107
Lucca to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucca to Palermo is to bus which costs €27 - €80 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Lucca to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 4h 3m and costs €55 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Lucca to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Lucca and arriving at Palermo via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Lucca to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Lucca and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Florence Santa Maria Novella and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 3m.
The distance between Lucca and Palermo is 710 km.
The best way to get from Lucca to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 16h 3m and costs €55 - €180.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Lucca to Palermo, including transfers.
Lucca to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lucca station.
Lucca to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lucca station.
The best way to get from Lucca to Palermo is to train which takes 16h 3m and costs €55 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €80 and takes 19h.
What companies run services between Lucca, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Lucca to Palermo Centrale via Florence Santa Maria Novella and Roma Termini in around 16h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucca to Palermo via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 19h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lucca to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lucca to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Lucca to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 055 849 0505
- servizioclienti@at-bus.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Stazione Fs to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Phone
- +39 089 233 899
- salerno@autolineecurcio.it
- Website
- autolineecurcio.it
Bus from Lucca to Florence - Villa Costanza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.autolineecurcio.it/
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Palermo-Via Libertà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Livorno to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- €90–120
Taxi Jacques
- Phone
- +39 345 440 4785
- Website
- taxi-jacques.business.site
Radio Taxi Lucca
- Phone
- +39 0583 1745
- Website
- paginegialle.it
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Lucca to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Lucca to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Firenze S.M.N. station.
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