There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Palermo by plane, train, car ferry, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, or ferry
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ABZ - PMO
9h 32m€109–345Fly Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GLA - PMO
8h 22m€79–203Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Lingottotrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
40h 13m€596–1,075Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozentrain Nj
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
45h 54m€615–1,255Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Monstrain
- Take the bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
46h 16mFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane INV - PMO
9h 56m€100–317Fly Dundee Riverside Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DND - PMO
13h 57m€115–500Fly Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane EDI - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
10h 52m€87–271Fly Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane EDI - PMO
6h 55m€84–188Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
2d 4h€312–606Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
2d 6h
Scotland to Palermo by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Palermo is to fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs €80 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli via London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg Park&Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Palermo Centrale via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Bolzano Bozen and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 54m.
The distance between Scotland and Palermo is 2435 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Palermo without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 40h 13m and costs €550 - €1100.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Scotland to Palermo, including transfers.
Scotland to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Palermo train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Palermo is to fly which takes 9h 32m and costs €100 - €350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €600 - €1300 and takes 45h 54m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between Scotland and Palermo, Italy?
British Airways, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central to Palermo Centrale via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Bolzano Bozen, and Roma Termini in around 45h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €220–390
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–94
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €90–94
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €25–31
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Flandres to Mons
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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Scotland to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 5:44 AM in Scotland and 6:44 AM in Palermo.
Scotland to Palermo train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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