There are 10 ways to get from Palermo to Spain by plane, train (Trenitalia, Renfe), car ferry, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane PMO - PMI
4h 54m€64–212Fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane PMO - BCN
5h 25m€41–183Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
26h 35m€295–578Car ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliaricarferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di Cagliari - Via Roma 28 to Fermata di SASSARI VIA TURATIbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port de Barcelonaferry
31h 1m€93–167Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Turinbus N597
- Take the bus from Torino to Barcellonabus Torino
37h€166–291Fly to Valencia Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane PMO - VLC
5h 20m€57–202Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane PMO - MAD
5h 56m€61–211Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane PMO - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
7h 15m€70–264Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Civitavecchiaferry Itpmo-Itcvv
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
32h 30m€157–246Ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Civitavecchiaferry Itpmo-Itcvv
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonaferry Itcvv - Esbcn
33h€127–206
Palermo to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Spain is to fly which costs €40 - €190 and takes 5h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Spain is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Spain. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Barcellona via Torino. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h.
No, there is no direct ferry from Palermo to Spain. However, there are services departing from Port of Palermo and arriving at Port de Barcelona via Port of Civitavecchia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Spain. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 35m.
The distance between Palermo and Spain is 951 km.
Book your Palermo to Spain ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Palermo to Spain without a car is to train which takes 26h 35m and costs €290 - €600.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Palermo to Spain, including transfers.
Palermo to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Spain?
easyJet, Ryanair, and Vueling Airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 26h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 079 3961037
- logudorotours@gmail.com
- Website
- logudorotours.it
Bus from Fermata di Cagliari - Via Roma 28 to Fermata di SASSARI VIA TURATI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Schedules at
- logudorotours.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Torino to Barcellona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
Palermo to Spain train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Spain is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €60 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €290 - €600 and takes 26h 35m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €300 and takes 37h.
Palermo to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Turin station.
Palermo to Spain train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
Book your Palermo to Spain train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Palermo to Spain bus tickets online with Omio.
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