There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Mersa Matruh by plane, car, ferry, bus, 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 Mersa Matruh
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Mersa Matruh (MUH)PMO - MUH
8h 34m$165–657Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Mersa Matruh
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Mersa Matruh (MUH)CTA - MUH
11h 10m$159–626Drive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Mersa Matruh
2d 10h$1,044–1,563Fly Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)PMO - CAI
- Take the bus from Adly Mansour to Mersa Matruh
14h 48m$201–447Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Mersa Matruh
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Mersa Matruh (MUH)TPS - MUH
25h 25m$268–961Fly Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab, bus, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Borg El Arab (HBE)PMO - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Take the train from Moharam Bek to Marsa Matruh
16h 37mTrain, train to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, fly to Mersa Matruh
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbi
- Take the train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Comiso
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Mersa Matruh (MUH)CIY - MUH
15h 51m$224–797
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Mersa Matruh (MUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Mersa Matruh is to fly and bus which costs $200 - $450 and takes 14h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Mersa Matruh is to fly which takes 8h 34m and costs $160 - $700.
The distance between Palermo and Mersa Matruh is 1535 km.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Palermo to Mersa Matruh, including transfers.
Mersa Matruh is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 12:41 PM in Palermo and 1:41 PM in Mersa Matruh.
There are 280+ hotels available in Mersa Matruh.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Mersa Matruh, Egypt?
Ryanair, Neos, and ITA Airways fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Mersa Matruh (MUH) 4 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mersa Matruh via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mersa Matruh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Trapani Airport to Mersa Matruh via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Trapani Airport to Mersa Matruh via Malta, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Mersa Matruh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Mersa Matruh via Milan Linate, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Mersa Matruh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–310
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Phone
- 0225753555
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Moharam Bek to Marsa Matruh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $24–45
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Comiso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 02-22909013
- Contact@SuperJetCapital.com
- Website
- superjetcapital.org
Bus from Adly Mansour to Mersa Matruh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- superjet.com.eg
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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