There are 9 ways to get from Samos to Palermo by plane, bus, ferry, busferry, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
best- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SMI - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
10h 13m€63–231Ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train via Brindisi
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
38h 39mFerry, bus, bus and ferry via Bari
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari to Palermobus 591
39h 12mFerry to Chios Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Chiosferry
- Fly from Chios Airport (JKH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane JKH - PMO
9h 50m€68–244Ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Piraeusferry
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ATH - PMO
16h 12m€128–280Fly Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SMI - PMO
7h 57m€117–315Ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
42h 36mFerry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Athens to Lushnjëbus
- Take the busferry from Lushnjë to Villa San Giovannibusferry
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Palermo Terminal Busbus
45h 26mFerry, bus, bus and ferry, train #2
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
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Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samos to Palermo is to fly and bus which costs €60 - €240 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Samos to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs €110 - €320.
The distance between Samos and Palermo is 1264 km.
The best way to get from Samos to Palermo without a car is to ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train via Brindisi which takes 38h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Samos to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 1h behind Samos. It is currently 11:34 AM in Samos and 10:34 AM in Palermo.
There are 2744+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Samos, Greece and Palermo, Italy?
Aegean Airlines flies from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Chios Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–100
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Chios Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €20–28
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Lushnjë to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €85–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €85–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
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