There are 12 ways to get from Palermo to Patras by train, busferry, bus, car, ferry, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus and ferry, bus
best- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
24h 23mFly Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PMO - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
10h 3m€78–213Drive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Bari M.macar
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
25h 21m€164–386Fly Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane PMO - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
16h 22m€154–366Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Brindisibus
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
25h 38mTrain, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfucarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Patrasferry Asf
28h 28m€125–302Train, 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 Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
28h 47mFerry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Milazzoferry
- Take the bus from Milazzo to Messinabus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Patrasbus
35h 13mFly Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane PMO - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
11h 34m€131–429Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CTA - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
12h 24m€102–261Fly Palermo Airport to Patras Araxos Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane PMO - GPA
11h 10m€159–378Fly Palermo Airport to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane PMO - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Aigiobus
12h 46m€195–455
Palermo to Patras by bus, train, foot, car ferry, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Patras is to fly and train and bus which costs €75 - €220 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Patras is to fly and train and bus which takes 10h 3m and costs €75 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Patras. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Patra via Brindisi - Viale Togliatti, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto and Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 38m.
The distance between Palermo and Patras is 1228 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Patras without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 24h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 24h 23m to get from Palermo to Patras, including transfers.
Palermo to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brindisi station.
Patras is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 8:45 AM in Palermo and 9:45 AM in Patras.
There are 724+ hotels available in Patras.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Patras, Greece?
Lufthansa, TUIfly, and five other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €27–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €27–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Palermo Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Milazzo to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Aigio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- 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
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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