There are 11 ways to get from Pau to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport
best- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PUF - PMO
8h 28m€106–440Train to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Pau to Lourdestrain
- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LDE - PMO
6h 52m€64–308Train, ferry
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- 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
29h 9mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Pau to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
29h 39m€202–345Bus via Florence
- Take the bus from Pau to Toulouse Matabiaubus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermobus
36h€87–284Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BOD - PMO
8h 40m€72–282Train to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane EAS - PMO
12h 4m€99–338Train, bus to Pamplona Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Bayonne to Pamplona / Iruña Estación de autobusesbus
- Fly from Pamplona Airport (PNA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PNA - PMO
13h 27m€166–596Train
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
29h 28m€184–516Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
37h 36m€154–563Bus
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Busbus
39h 25m€117–202
Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Palermo is to bus via Florence which costs €85 - €290 and takes 36h.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs €60 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Palermo via Toulouse and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Toulouse Matabiau, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 28m.
The distance between Pau and Palermo is 1318 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 29h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Pau to Palermo, including transfers.
Pau to Palermo bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, depart from Pau station.
Pau to Palermo train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Palermo is to fly which takes 8h 28m and costs €100 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus via Florence, which costs €85 - €290 and takes 36h, you could also train, which costs €180 - €550 and takes 29h 28m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Palermo, Italy?
Air France, Twin Jet, and easyJet fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau to Palermo via Gare De Toulouse-Matabiau, Toulouse, and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 36h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–310
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- 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
- €110–340
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- 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
- €95–190
- 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 Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–15
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–15
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Toulouse to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bayonne to Pamplona / Iruña Estación de autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- 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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Pau to Palermo bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
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