There are 11 ways to get from Montpellier to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (TGV, Renfe, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Fréjorgues Airport
best- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MPL - PMO
8h 17m€108–350Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BCN - PMO
8h 29m€72–263Train, ferry
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
23h 30mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Montpellier to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
26h 1m€144–255Train, bus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Busbus
30h 19m€104–170Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MRS - PMO
6h 34m€76–260Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LYS - PMO
6h 28m€113–333Train to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport, fly
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Nimestrain
- Fly from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FNI - PMO
11h 26m€151–573Train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
23h 38m€148–399Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bologna Centralebus 482
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
31h 50m€72–143Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Genoabus FlixBus 728 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 9m€96–192
Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Palermo is to bus which costs €70 - €150 and takes 31h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Montpellier to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Montpellier and arriving at Palermo via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Montpellier to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Montpellier Saint-Roch and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 38m.
The distance between Montpellier and Palermo is 1014 km.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 23h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Montpellier to Palermo, including transfers.
Montpellier to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Montpellier station.
Montpellier to Palermo train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Palermo is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs €100 - €350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €400 and takes 23h 38m, you could also bus, which costs €70 - €150 and takes 31h 50m.
What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Palermo, Italy?
Volotea, Transavia France, and two other airlines fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Palermo Centrale via Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 23h 38m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport to Palermo Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport to Palermo Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport to Palermo Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Palermo Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Palermo Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–480
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €75–110
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Montpellier to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Montpellier to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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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Montpellier to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Montpellier to Palermo train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
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