There are 10 ways to get from Rapallo to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
best- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GOA - PMO
5h 2m€72–201Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rapallo to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MXP - PMO
7h 20m€38–304Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rapallo to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola 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
15h 8mCar ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
20h 3m€157–217Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 510 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermobus N597 / ...
22h 32m€138–211Train to Pisa International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rapallo to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
5h 10m€58–299Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rapallo to Vogheratrain
- Take the train from Voghera to Milano Forlaninitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LIN - PMO
6h 33m€62–228Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rapallo to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BGY - PMO
7h 1m€55–311Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Rapallo to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
17h 22m€147–276Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Rapallo to Pisa Centraletrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Livorno to Port of Palermocarferry
23h 44m€82–220
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rapallo to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €35 - €310 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Rapallo to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Rapallo to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Brignole Fs/ and arriving at Palermo via Genoa and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 32m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Rapallo to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Port of Genoa and arriving at Port of Palermo via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Rapallo to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Rapallo and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 22m.
The distance between Rapallo and Palermo is 846 km.
The best way to get from Rapallo to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 15h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Rapallo to Palermo, including transfers.
Rapallo to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Genoa station.
Rapallo to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Rapallo station.
What companies run services between Rapallo, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair, ITA Airways, and Aeroitalia fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Grandi Navi Veloci operates a car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo once daily. Tickets cost €100–150 and the journey takes 19h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €9–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–70
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €9–290
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rapallo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rapallo to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rapallo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rapallo to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rapallo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rapallo to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rapallo to Voghera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rapallo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rapallo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rapallo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rapallo to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rapallo to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rapallo to Voghera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Voghera to Milano Forlanini
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rapallo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rapallo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rapallo to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rapallo to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Rapallo to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Rapallo to Voghera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Voghera to Milano Forlanini
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Livorno to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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Booking & Getting There
The best way to get from Rapallo to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €70 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €220 and takes 22h 32m, you could also train, which costs €140 - €280 and takes 17h 22m.
Rapallo to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Rapallo to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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