There are 11 ways to get from Modena to Palermo (Region) by plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, train, 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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BLQ - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo to Vicari
7h 6mFly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BLQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Roccapalumba-Alia
7h 3m€78–531Train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini9935 / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Termini ImereseIc
15h 32m€132–463Bus
- Take the bus from Modena - Autostazione to Bologna - Autostazione
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Take the bus from Palermo to Vicari
23h 1mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Modena to Port of Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Palermo (Region)
24h 55m€109–205Train to Forlì International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, bus
- Take the train from Modena to Forli
- Fly from Forlì International Airport (FRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)FRL - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo to Vicari
7h 30mTrain, train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)PSA - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo to Vicari
9h 19mTrain to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)VRN - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo to Vicari
8h 55mFly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trapani Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Trapani Airport (TPS)BLQ - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo
- Take the bus from Palermo to Vicari
8h 36mTrain, bus via Rome
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Roma TerminiFr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
- Take the bus from Palermo to Vicari
17h 53mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Modena to ParmaIc
- Take the bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Take the bus from Palermo to Vicari
23h 26m
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modena to Palermo (Region) is to drive and car ferry which costs €100 - €210 and takes 24h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Modena to Palermo (Region) is to fly and train which takes 7h 3m and costs €75 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Modena to Palermo (Region). However, there are services departing from Modena - Autostazione and arriving at Vicari via Bologna Centrale and Palermo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 1m.
The distance between Modena and Palermo (Region) is 850 km.
The best way to get from Modena to Palermo (Region) without a car is to train which takes 15h 32m and costs €130 - €470.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Modena to Palermo (Region), including transfers.
Modena to Palermo (Region) bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, depart from Modena - Autostazione station.
The best way to get from Modena to Palermo (Region) is to train which takes 15h 32m and costs €130 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 23h 1m.
Modena to Palermo (Region) bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, arrive at Bologna - Autostazione station.
There are 901+ hotels available in Palermo (Region).
What companies run services between Modena, Italy and Palermo (Region), Sicily, Italy?
You can take a train from Modena to Palermo (Region) via Bologna Centrale, Roma Termini, Termini Imerese, and Roccapalumba-Alia in around 15h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Modena - Autostazione to Vicari via Bologna Centrale and Palermo in around 23h 1m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Forlì International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Termini Imerese
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modena to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Roccapalumba-Alia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €22–35
Train from Modena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €13–19
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12–17
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €15–22
Train from Modena to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €7–10
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Modena to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–65
- 2nd Class
- €19–26
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Modena to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €250–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–140
- Seating Carriage
- €23–29
- Phone
- +39 091 62.08.111
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Palermo to Vicari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Modena - Autostazione to Bologna - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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