There are 11 ways to get from Palermo to Chester by plane, train, bus, or train (Trenitalia, Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Palermo Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PMO - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
8h 27m£65–201Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane TPS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
8h 43m£57–125Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Forbachbus
- Take the train from Forbach(F) to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
39h 46m£470–731Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bolzano Bozentrain Fr
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
42h 10m£480–846Fly Palermo Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Liverpool (LPL)plane PMO - LPL
9h 16m£61–169Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CTA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
10h 8m£72–199Fly Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane PMO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
9h 38m£127–406Fly Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane PMO - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
9h 49m£116–376Fly Palermo Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PMO - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
9h 40m£141–355Bus, train via Rome
- Take the bus from Palermo to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris - Massy-Palaiseaubus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
42h 16m£375–597Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Mons - Place Léopoldbus
- Take the train from Mons to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
43h 21m£410–603
Palermo to Chester by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Chester is to bus and fly and train which costs £55 - £130 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Chester is to fly and train which takes 8h 27m and costs £65 - £210.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Chester. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Chester via Roma Termini, Bolzano-Bozen, Salzburg Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 10m.
The distance between Palermo and Chester is 1356 miles.
The best way to get from Palermo to Chester without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 46m and costs £470 - £750.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Palermo to Chester, including transfers.
Palermo to Chester train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Chester is to train which takes 42h 10m and costs £480 - £850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £60 - £170 and takes 9h 16m.
Chester is 1h behind Palermo. It is currently 5:25 AM in Palermo and 4:25 AM in Chester.
Palermo to Chester train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Chester via Roma Termini, Bolzano-Bozen, Salzburg Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 42h 10m. Alternatively, Ryanair and easyJet fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Liverpool (LPL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Manchester Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Liverpool via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Liverpool via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Trapani Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–90
Flights from Trapani Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–90
Flights from Trapani Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–90
Flights from Trapani Airport to Manchester Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–90
Flights from Trapani Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–90
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Manchester Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Liverpool via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Forbach(F) to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–79
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £76–79
- Couchette Carriage
- £45–55
- Seating Carriage
- £21–26
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Mons to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £200–280
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Mons - Place Léopold
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £250–360
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
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