There are 12 ways to get from Palermo to Chester by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), car ferry, bus, or train (Trenitalia, TGV, 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 17m£66–220Fly Palermo Airport to Liverpool
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Liverpool (LPL)plane PMO - LPL
11h 31m£61–202Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Fr
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
29h 55m£426–788Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
37h 39m£419–702Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
40h 42m£267–475Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco 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 28m£63–202Bus 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£78–246Fly 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£138–334Fly 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 41m£156–443Fly 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£119–343Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
30h 14m£433–805Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Chester Bus Interchangebus
2d 1h£135–288
Palermo to Chester by bus, subway, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Chester is to fly and train which costs £65 - £220 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Chester is to fly and train which takes 8h 17m and costs £65 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Chester. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Milan, Brussel Eurolines Busstation and Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
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, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 14m.
The distance between Palermo and Chester is 1356 miles.
The best way to get from Palermo to Chester without a car is to train which takes 29h 55m and costs £420 - £800.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Palermo to Chester, including transfers.
Palermo to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
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 29h 55m and costs £420 - £800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £60 - £210 and takes 11h 31m, you could also bus, which costs £130 - £290 and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Chester via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare de l'Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 29h 55m. Alternatively, Ryanair and easyJet fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Liverpool (LPL) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Manchester Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Trapani Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Manchester Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Manchester Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Liverpool via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Liverpool via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–340
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
Palermo to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Chester is 1h behind Palermo. It is currently 9:09 PM in Palermo and 8:09 PM in Chester.
Palermo to Chester train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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