There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Brindisi by plane, train, car ferry, night bus, bus and ferry, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Brindisi • 4 h 56 min
$118 - $693
Cheapest option
Bus, night bus • 14 h 48 min
$41 - $62
6 alternative options
Fly to Bari, train • 5 h 8 min
$125 - $313
Train, car ferry, night bus • 11 h 51 min
Bus and ferry, bus • 12 h 11 min
$75 - $111
Train via Paola • 13 h 49 min
$75 - $115
Train • 17 h 1 min
$90 - $120
Drive, car ferry • 8 h 7 min
$102 - $191
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Brindisi is to bus and night bus which costs 35€ - 55€ and takes 14 h 48 min.
The quickest way to get from Palermo to Brindisi is to fly which costs 100€ - 600€ and takes 4 h 56 min.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Brindisi. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Brindisi via Cosenza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12 h 11 min.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Brindisi. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Brindisi via Paola, Castiglione Cosentino, Sibari and Taranto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13 h 49 min.
The distance between Palermo and Brindisi is 483 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Brindisi without a car is to train and car ferry and night bus which takes 11 h 51 min and costs .
It takes approximately 4 h 56 min to get from Palermo to Brindisi, including transfers.
Palermo to Brindisi bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo station.
- Distance: 302 miles
- Duration: 4 h 56 min
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Brindisi, Italy?
Alitalia, Swiss and three other airlines fly from Palermo to Brindisi hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo to Brindisi via Paola, Castiglione Cosentino, Sibari, and Taranto in around 13 h 49 min.
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Palermo to Brindisi via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $700
Flights from Palermo to Brindisi via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 37 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $700
Flights from Palermo to Bari via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 12 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo to Brindisi via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $200
Flights from Palermo to Brindisi via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo to Brindisi via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 50 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380 - $1,300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Palermo to Brindisi via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 50 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo to Brindisi via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $28 - $270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17 - $26
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17 - $25
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17 - $40
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 1st Class
- $31 - $37
Train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5 - $13
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 1st Class
- $10 - $13
Train from Castiglione Cosentino to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4 - $11
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 1st Class
- $9 - $11
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $60
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
Train from Sibari to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19 - $27
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Battipaglia
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60 - $80
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
Train from Battipaglia to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 16 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22 - $27
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night bus from Lamezia Terme Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 21 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus and ferry from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 7 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $95
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 0981 500331
- info@saj.it
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Cosenza to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- saj.it
- Phone
- 0983 565635
- ias@iasautolinee.it
- Website
- iasautolinee.com
Bus and ferry from Palermo to Bivio Cantinella
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 24 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22 - $35
- Schedules at
- iasautolinee.com
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Bivio Cantinella to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $13
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 080 579 0211
- info@marozzivt.it
- Website
- marozzivt.it
Night bus from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11 - $13
- Schedules at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- 800 627414
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2 - $45
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- $2 - $3
- Car
- $28 - $45
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