There are 13 ways to get from Palermo to Lyon by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly Palermo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PMO - LYS
5h 25m€79–240Bus via Naples
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus Itabus
30h 5m€60–164Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
19h 47mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Lyoncar
25h 33m€133–245Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Turinbus N597
- Take the bus from Turin to Lyonbus 480 / ...
29h 32m€80–214Fly Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane PMO - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 6m€103–369Fly Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PMO - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
8h 39m€113–309Fly Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane PMO - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 24m€101–339Fly Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PMO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 17m€88–361Fly Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane PMO - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 50m€114–410Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CTA - LYS
7h 26m€89–274Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
20h 28m€113–372Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingottotrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
28h 52m€125–342
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 €55 - €170 and takes 30h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Lyon is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €75 - €240.
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 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Roma Termini and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 28m.
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 19h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Palermo to Lyon, including transfers.
Palermo to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Lyon train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Lyon is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €75 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €220 and takes 29h 32m, you could also train, which costs €110 - €380 and takes 20h 28m.
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 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–460
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–460
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- 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 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €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 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- 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
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- 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
- €9–19
- 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
- €24–35
- 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
- €35–130
- 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
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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