There are 5 ways to get from Madison to Palermo by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MSN - PMO
18h 47m€475–1,609Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Trapani Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane ORD - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
19h 15m€334–1,144Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORD - PMO
17h 22m€381–641Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MKE - PMO
19h 9m€513–1,723Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
20h 46m€399–837
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Palermo is to bus and fly and train which costs €390 - €850 and takes 20h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Palermo is to bus and fly which takes 17h 22m and costs €380 - €650.
The distance between Madison and Palermo is 8115 km.
It takes approximately 18h 47m to get from Madison to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 7h ahead of Madison. It is currently 2:54 PM in Madison and 9:54 PM in Palermo.
There are 6073+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Palermo, Italy?
Delta, Air France, and four other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
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
- autoservizisalemi.it
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