There are 6 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
25h 54m$884–1,736Bus 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 50m$996–2,471Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TPS - MEL
30h$1,438–3,043Car ferry, bus to Tunis, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the carferry 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
33h 43mBus 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
32h 38m$1,130–3,655Train, 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 25m$1,502–8,126
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Melbourne is to fly which costs $850 - $1,800 and takes 25h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 54m and costs $850 - $1,800.
The distance between Palermo and Melbourne is 15883 km.
It takes approximately 25h 54m to get from Palermo to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 8:10 PM in Palermo and 6:10 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5353+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Tunis to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Tunis to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Comiso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- 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
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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