There are 6 ways to get from Palmi to Palermo by ferry, train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Ferry, train (Trenitalia)
best- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re / ...
5h 34mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Palermobus N592 / ...
6h 34m€16–67Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Palermocar
3h 16m€42–66Train, fly
- Take the train from Palmi to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane REG - PMO
6h 51m€59–304Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
6h 51m€18–52Bus, line 100 bus
- Take the bus from Palmi to Villa S. Giovannibus
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Messinabus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oretobus
- Take the bus from Regione Siciliana Oreto to Regione Siciliana De Salibabus 100
7h 3m€18–62
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palmi to Palermo is to bus and line 100 bus which costs €18 - €65 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Palmi to Palermo is to ferry and drive which takes 3h 16m and costs €40 - €70.
No, there is no direct bus from Palmi to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Palmi and arriving at Regione Siciliana De Saliba via Villa San Giovanni, Messina Piazza della Repubblica and Regione Siciliana Oreto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 3m.
The distance between Palmi and Palermo is 257 km.
The best way to get from Palmi to Palermo without a car is to ferry and train which takes 5h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Palmi to Palermo, including transfers.
Palmi to Palermo bus services, operated by Lirosi Autoservizi, depart from Palmi station.
The best way to get from Palmi to Palermo is to bus which takes 6h 34m and costs €15 - €70. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €17 - €55 and takes 6h 51m.
Palmi to Palermo bus services, operated by Lirosi Autoservizi, arrive at Villa S. Giovanni station.
There are 5776+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Palmi, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Villa San Giovanni to Palermo 3 times a day. Tickets cost €15–45 and the journey takes 5h 5m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, Trenitalia Intercity operates a train from Villa S.Giovanni to Palermo Centrale once daily. Tickets cost €13–28 and the journey takes 4h 45m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palmi to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Palmi to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 091 350111
- amat@amat.pa.it
- Website
- amat.pa.it
Bus from Regione Siciliana Oreto to Regione Siciliana De Saliba
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- amat.pa.it
- 2nd Class
- €2
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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