There are 3 ways to get from Palermo to Alexandria by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab, bus
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane PMO - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
8h 19mFly Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane PMO - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
12h 1m$195–405Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane CTA - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
12h 44m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Borg El Arab (HBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Alexandria is to fly and bus which costs $190 - $410 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Alexandria is to fly and bus which takes 12h 1m and costs $190 - $410.
The distance between Palermo and Alexandria is 1792 km.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Palermo to Alexandria, including transfers.
Alexandria is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 10:52 AM in Palermo and 11:52 AM in Alexandria.
There are 1179+ hotels available in Alexandria.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Alexandria, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Palermo to Alexandria. However, you can take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, then take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania Via Archimede, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, then take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +20 2 25752157
- Website
- westmidbus-eg.com
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- westmidbus-eg.com
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