There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Fira by bus, plane, train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Santorini
best- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Santorini (JTR)plane CTA - JTR
9h 43m€109–249Fly Palermo Airport to Santorini
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Santorini (JTR)plane PMO - JTR
5h 37m€76–268Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
39h 23mBus to Trapani Airport, fly to Santorini
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Santorini (JTR)plane TPS - JTR
8h 38m€129–182Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CTA - HER
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
10h 16m€125–341Fly Palermo Airport to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Mykonos (JMK)plane PMO - JMK
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
13h 9m€143–410Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry via Tirana
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
43h 51m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Fira is to fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Fira is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €75 - €270.
The distance between Palermo and Fira is 1144 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Fira without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and car ferry which takes 39h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Palermo to Fira, including transfers.
Fira is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 3:51 PM in Palermo and 4:51 PM in Fira.
There are 2458+ hotels available in Fira.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Fira, Greece?
Volotea and Ryanair fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Santorini (JTR) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santorini via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Trapani Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Trapani Airport to Santorini via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mykonos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mykonos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mykonos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mykonos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
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