There are 9 ways to get from Spain to Palermo by plane, train (Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, or ferry
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 Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)PMI - PMO
5h€68–201Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BCN - PMO
5h 21m€43–171Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma TerminiFr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
27h 59m€188–448Bus via Florence
- Take the bus from Barcelona to FlorenceFlixBus N758
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to PalermoN597 / ...
32h 45m€85–281Ferry
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of CivitavecchiaEsbcn - Itcvv
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of PalermoItcvv-Itpmo
33h€104–168Fly from Valencia Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)VLC - PMO
5h 33m€72–261Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)MAD - PMO
6h 2m€66–221Fly from Málaga Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)AGP - PMO
7h 48m€70–228Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal BusItabus
35h 10m€136–287
Spain to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Palermo is to fly which costs €40 - €180 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Barcelona and arriving at Palermo via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 45m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Spain to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Port de Barcelona and arriving at Port of Palermo via Port of Civitavecchia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 59m.
The distance between Spain and Palermo is 950 km.
Book your Spain to Palermo ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Spain to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 27h 59m and costs €180 - €450.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Spain to Palermo, including transfers.
Spain to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
What companies run services between Spain and Palermo, Italy?
easyJet, Vueling Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Palermo Centrale via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 27h 59m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- 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 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 Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- 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
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–70
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
Spain to Palermo train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h and costs €65 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €180 - €450 and takes 27h 59m, you could also bus via Florence, which costs €85 - €290 and takes 32h 45m.
Spain to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence station.
Spain to Palermo train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Book your Spain to Palermo train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Spain to Palermo bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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