There are 5 ways to get from Madison to Palermo by plane or bus
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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€445–1,809Bus 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 10m€324–1,244Bus 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€381–741Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MKE - PMO
19h 38m€473–1,840Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- 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 bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
19h 58m€389–858
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 which costs €380 - €750 and takes 17h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Palermo is to bus and fly which takes 17h 22m and costs €380 - €750.
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 6:22 AM in Madison and 1:22 PM in Palermo.
There are 6180+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Palermo, Italy?
Delta, ITA Airways, 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 and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
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
- €470–1,900
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
- €550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
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
- €470–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- 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
- €550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- 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 Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- €25–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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