There are 11 ways to get from Paris to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CDG - PMO
6h 1m€89–307Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CDG - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
8h 26m€77–250Train, ferry
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
22h 11mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Paris to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
30h 23m€195–335Bus via Parma
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Parmabus N410
- Take the bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus Autoservizi Salemi 701
34h 10m€99–206Fly Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORY - PMO
5h 53m€80–238Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BVA - PMO
6h 57m€85–383Fly Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORY - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
8h 18m€94–262Train
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
22h 47m€148–425Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
30h 47m€142–405Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Busbus Itabus
34h 45m€104–207
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Palermo is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €250 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Paris to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and arriving at Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Paris Gare De Lyon and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 47m.
The distance between Paris and Palermo is 1529 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 22h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Paris to Palermo, including transfers.
Paris to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Paris to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Paris Gare De Lyon station.
The best way to get from Paris to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs €85 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus via Parma, which costs €95 - €210 and takes 34h 10m, you could also train, which costs €140 - €430 and takes 22h 47m.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Palermo, Italy?
Air France and ITA Airways fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo in around 34h 10m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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