There are 6 ways to get from Palermo to Melbourne by plane, bus, shuttle, busferry, or train
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 Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)PMO - MEL
27h 29m$825–1,927Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)CTA - MEL
25h 5m$888–1,452Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)CTA - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
31h 40m$938–3,252Shuttle to Trapani Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)TPS - MEL
2d$1,437–4,737Bus, shuttle, bus and ferry to Malta International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania La Rena Est
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Port to Pozzallo Port
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)MLA - MEL
33h 42m$1,091–2,167Train, train to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbi
- Take the train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Comiso
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)CIY - MEL
32h 25m$1,168–3,989
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Melbourne is to fly which costs $800 - $2,000 and takes 27h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 25h 5m and costs $850 - $1,500.
The distance between Palermo and Melbourne is 15883 km.
It takes approximately 27h 29m to get from Palermo to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 6:51 AM in Palermo and 4:51 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5257+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) once daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Comiso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania La Rena Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +61 (0)3 9335 2811
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Shuttle from Catania Port to Pozzallo Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
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