There are 9 ways to get from Palermo to Piraeus by plane, subway, train, bus, ferry, car, shuttle, or busferry
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Fly from Palermo Airport, subway
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PMO - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiásubway
5h 50m€73–214Train, 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 bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fierbus
- Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
27h 54mFerry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Naplesferry
- Take the bus from Napoli - Porto Immacolatella to Bari Portobus
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus C3e / ...
- Take the train from Kiato to Piraeustrain Re
35h 53m€121–221Drive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsaferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Piraeuscar
21h 34m€223–349Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly, subway
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CTA - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiásubway
7h 26m€74–228Shuttle to Trapani Airport, fly, subway
- Take a shuttle bus from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TPS - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiásubway
9h 50m€110–260Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Korinthosbus
- Take the train from Corinth to Piraeustrain Re
33h 46mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Baribus 591
- Take the ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsaferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
34h 6m€140–291Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athensbus
34h 20m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Piraeus is to fly and subway which costs €70 - €220 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Piraeus is to fly and subway which takes 5h 50m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Piraeus. However, there are services departing from Galilei Giotto and arriving at Πλ.Κοραη via Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Vlorë and Παλαια Αγορα. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 20m.
The distance between Palermo and Piraeus is 1026 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Piraeus without a car is to train and Bus which takes 27h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Palermo to Piraeus, including transfers.
Palermo to Piraeus bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, depart from Palermo Oreto Orsi station.
Palermo to Piraeus bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, arrive at Messina Piazza della Repubblica station.
Piraeus is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 3:14 PM in Palermo and 4:14 PM in Piraeus.
There are 11853+ hotels available in Piraeus.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Piraeus, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Palermo to Piraeus. However, you can take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Athens Airport, then take the subway to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiá. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Στ.Πειραια via Lamezia Terme C., Brindisi, Brindisi - Via Bastioni Carlo V, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Fier, Fier, Athens, and Στ.Ομονοιασ in around 27h 54m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Trapani Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Trapani Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Trapani Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Trapani Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Trapani Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Dimotikó Théatro Peiraiá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Kiato to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Corinth to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Napoli - Porto Immacolatella to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- 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
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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