There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Palermo by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, or train
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 Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MEL - PMO
28h 16m€570–1,122Fly to Trapani Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
33h 14m€453–1,327Fly 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 35m€628–1,544Fly 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 21m€653–1,296Fly to Tunis, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tunis (TUN)plane MEL - TUN
- Take the carferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
36h 58m€708–1,178Fly 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 8m€545–1,393Fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane MEL - CIY
- Take the train from Comiso to Caltanissetta C.Letrain
- Take the bus from Caltanissetta to Palermobus
33h 47m€506–1,370
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Palermo is to fly and train which costs €500 - €1400 and takes 37h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Palermo is to fly which takes 28h 16m and costs €550 - €1200.
The distance between Melbourne and Palermo is 15883 km.
It takes approximately 28h 16m to get from Melbourne to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 10h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:44 PM in Melbourne and 3:44 AM in Palermo.
There are 6010+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Palermo, Italy?
Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Phuket, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Naples Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Singapore Changi, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Dubai, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Abu Dhabi, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Doha, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–1,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Naples Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tunis via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Dubai, Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Doha, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Dubai, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Dubai, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Abu Dhabi, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tunis via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,100
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tunis via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–850
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,100
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Comiso to Caltanissetta C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
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
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
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
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Caltanissetta to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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