There are 10 ways to get from Palermo to Patras by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry
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 Preveza Airport, bus
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane PMO - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
12h 29m€103–639Fly Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane PMO - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
12h 52m€97–253Train, bus and ferry, bus
- 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 26mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Bari M.macar
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
25h 36m€197–309Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Preveza Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane TPS - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
15h 5m€121–442Fly 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
11h 51m€125–443Bus, 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 carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfucarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Patrasferry Asf
28h 58m€123–247Train, 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 Amanteatrain Re
- Take the train from Amantea to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
29h 15mBus, bus and ferry via Messina
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Patrasbus
32h 19m
Palermo to Patras by train, bus, foot, car ferry, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Patras is to train and car ferry and ferry which costs €120 - €250 and takes 28h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Patras is to fly and bus which takes 11h 51m and costs €120 - €450.
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 881 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 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 29m 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 5:13 AM in Palermo and 6:13 AM in Patras.
There are 746+ hotels available in Patras.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Patras, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Palermo to Patras. However, you can take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to Preveza Airport (PVK), walk to Preveza Airport, take the bus to Lefkáda, then take the bus to Patras. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Patra via Lamezia Terme C., Brindisi, Brindisi - Via Bastioni Carlo V, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Vlorë, and Vlorë in around 24h 26m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Trapani Airport to Preveza Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Trapani Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Amantea to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +30 26450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
- 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 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
- 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
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +302651083071
- ktelioamagazine@gmail.com
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Ioannina to Aigio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- 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
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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