There are 4 ways to get from Palermo to Libya by plane, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Palermo Airport to Mitiga International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)plane PMO - MJI
6h 50m$418–473Fly Palermo Airport to Benina International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Benina International Airport (BEN)plane PMO - BEN
9h 5m$132–592Car ferry, bus to Tunis, fly to Mitiga International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tuniscarferry
- Take the bus from Port La Goulette to Place Sala Centrebus
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)plane TUN - MJI
11h 43mBus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Mitiga International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)plane CTA - MJI
7h 36m$427–523
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Libya is to fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Libya is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $410 - $480.
The distance between Palermo and Libya is 629 km.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Palermo to Libya, including transfers.
There are five+ hotels available in Libya.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Libya?
ITA Airways, FlexFlight ApS, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- medsky.aero
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Tunis to Mitiga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Palermo Airport to Benina International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Benina International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- libyanwings.ly
Flights from Tunis to Mitiga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–650
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tunis to Mitiga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–650
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Tunis to Mitiga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- berniq.aero
Flights from Palermo Airport to Benina International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Benina International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Benina International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Phone
- +216 80 100 345
- ecoute.clientele@transtu.tn
- Website
- transtu.tn
Bus from Port La Goulette to Place Sala Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- transtu.tn
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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