There are 10 ways to get from Scotland to Palermo by plane, train, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane EDI - PMO
7h 4m€74–238Fly Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GLA - PMO
8h 33m€69–213Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- 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
40h 12m€504–955Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Westerntrain
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
2dFly Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ABZ - PMO
9h 51m€109–305Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane INV - PMO
8h 59m€104–278Fly Dundee Riverside Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DND - PMO
14h 8m€105–510Fly 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 57m€92–271Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
2d 4h€175–375Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
2d 6h€261–523
Scotland to Palermo by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Palermo is to fly which costs €65 - €220 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs €70 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Palermo via Birmingham, Brussels-North train station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Scotland and Palermo is 2365 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Palermo without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 40h 12m and costs €500 - €1000.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Scotland to Palermo, including transfers.
Scotland to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs €70 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €380 and takes 2 days 4h.
Scotland to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 9:21 PM in Scotland and 10:21 PM in Palermo.
What companies run services between Scotland and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Palermo via Newhall St, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Brussels-North train station, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Wigan North Western to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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