There are 13 ways to get from Palermo to Lyon by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, or bus
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Fly Palermo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)PMO - LYS
5h 30m€74–230Bus via Naples
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione MetroparkItabus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus StationItabus
30h 5m€64–196Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta SusaFr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part DieuFr
20h 2mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Lyon
25h 31m€130–230Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to TurinN597
- Take the bus from Turin to Lyon480 / ...
29h 20m€102–202Fly Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)PMO - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
8h 15m€102–274Fly Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)PMO - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
9h 23m€102–370Fly Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)PMO - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
9h 36m€106–339Fly Palermo Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)PMO - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
7h 2m€72–325Fly Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)PMO - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
10h 1m€104–400Fly Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)PMO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
10h 28m€93–350Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)CTA - LYS
7h 31m€101–254Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part DieuFr
28h 55m€122–329
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Lyon is to bus via Naples which costs €60 - €200 and takes 30h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Lyon is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Lyon via Turin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 20m.
The distance between Palermo and Lyon is 1120 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Lyon without a car is to train and ferry which takes 20h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Palermo to Lyon, including transfers.
Palermo to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Lyon is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €70 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €210 and takes 29h 20m.
Palermo to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Turin station.
Book your Palermo to Lyon bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Lyon, France?
Volotea, easyJet, and Transavia France fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo to Lyon via Turin in around 29h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–430
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–430
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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