There are 12 ways to get from Palermo to Reading by plane, train, bus, shuttle, ferry, 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.
Fly Palermo Airport to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London City Airport (LCY)plane PMO - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
8h 41m£93–300Shuttle to Trapani Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane TPS - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
8h 34m£62–340Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
42h 13m£218–427Train, bus via Salzburg
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bolzano Bozentrain Fr
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Salzburg Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Nordtrain Nj
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Readingtrain
47h 54m£329–631Fly Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane PMO - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 49m£69–275Fly Palermo Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PMO - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 52m£82–447Fly Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane PMO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
7h 39m£77–240Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CTA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
10h 19m£83–327Fly Palermo Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane PMO - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 35m£85–328Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
45h 35m£150–284Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverelloferry
- Take the bus from Naples - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
2d£180–258Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Readingtrain
2d 3h£167–360
Palermo to Reading by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Reading is to fly and train which costs £65 - £280 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Reading is to fly and train which takes 6h 52m and costs £80 - £450.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Reading. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Reading RailAir via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 35m.
The distance between Palermo and Reading is 1190 miles.
The best way to get from Palermo to Reading without a car is to train and bus which takes 42h 13m and costs £210 - £430.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Palermo to Reading, including transfers.
Palermo to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Reading is 1h behind Palermo. It is currently 2:09 AM in Palermo and 1:09 AM in Reading.
Book your Palermo to Reading bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Palermo to Reading RailAir via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 45h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Trapani Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £26–260
Flights from Trapani Airport to London Stansted Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £26–260
Flights from Trapani Airport to London Stansted Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–260
Flights from Trapani Airport to London Stansted Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–260
Flights from Trapani Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London City Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
Flights from Palermo Airport to London City Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London City Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Palermo Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £20–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £27–40
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–19
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £20–29
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £11–18
- Peak
- £15–22
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £8–13
- Peak
- £10–16
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- £45–60
- Smart Flex
- £45–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £40–60
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–95
- 1st Class
- £100–150
Train from Birmingham New Street to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–75
- 1st Class
- £90–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Clapham Junction to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £18–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £29–45
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Naples - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverello
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- £60–95
- Cabin
- £110–140
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