There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Melbourne by plane, bus, car ferry, 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)plane PMO - MEL
28h 24m$984–1,638Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TPS - MEL
29h 10m$688–1,942Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CTA - MEL
28h 45m$997–3,568Car ferry, bus to Tunis, fly to Melbourne 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 Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TUN - MEL
36h 33mBus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane CTA - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
33h 13m$1,033–2,558Train, train to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbitrain
- Take the train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Comisotrain
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CIY - MEL
32h 5m$1,055–2,650Fly Palermo Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PMO - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
32h 27m$920–3,328
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $650 - $2,000 and takes 29h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Melbourne is to fly which takes 28h 24m and costs $950 - $1,700.
The distance between Palermo and Melbourne is 15883 km.
It takes approximately 28h 24m to get from Palermo to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 10:30 PM in Palermo and 6:30 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5317+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Turkish Airlines, Malindo Airways, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Palermo Airport to Avalon Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Tunis to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tirana, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Avalon Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta, Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta, Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta, Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta, Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta, Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta, Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,500
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,000
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Comiso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- 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
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- +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
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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