There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Palermo by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, train, busferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Trapani Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane MEL - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
28h 59m€443–1,027Fly to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MEL - PMO
28h 26m€570–1,024Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MEL - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
28h 7m€578–2,142Fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MEL - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
35h 19m€651–1,676Fly to Tunis, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tunis (TUN)plane MEL - TUN
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
36h 43m€513–1,173Fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane MEL - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain
37h€541–1,924Fly to Malta International Airport, bus and ferry, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane MEL - MLA
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
- Take the bus from Catania Piazza Paolo Borsellino to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
34h 52m€691–1,851Fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane MEL - CIY
- Take the train from Comiso to Caltanissetta Xirbitrain
- Take the train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Palermo Centraletrain
32h 43m€494–1,194
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trapani Airport (TPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Palermo is to fly and bus which costs €440 - €1100 and takes 28h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Palermo is to fly and bus which takes 28h 7m and costs €550 - €2200.
The distance between Melbourne and Palermo is 16010 km.
It takes approximately 28h 59m to get from Melbourne to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:09 PM in Melbourne and 2:09 PM in Palermo.
There are 6175+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Palermo, Italy?
Etihad, Volotea, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Naples Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tunis via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,300
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Singapore Changi, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Dubai, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Abu Dhabi, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Doha, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Singapore Changi, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Dubai, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Abu Dhabi, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Doha, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Abu Dhabi, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Singapore Changi, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–4,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Doha, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Naples Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Naples Airport via Phuket, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tunis via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Dubai, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Doha, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €500–850
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €350–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €350–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–850
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tunis via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Dubai, Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–800
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–1,900
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Comiso to Caltanissetta Xirbi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
Bus from Catania Piazza Paolo Borsellino to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- 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
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Shuttle from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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