There are 10 ways to get from Spain to Palermo by plane, train (Renfe, Trenitalia), 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 Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PMI - PMO
4h 58m€58–202Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BCN - PMO
5h 16m€40–182Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 57m€295–561Ferry
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchiaferry Esbcn - Itcvv
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Palermoferry Itcvv-Itpmo
33h€127–207Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Barcellona to Napolibus Barcellona - Napoli
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
36h 24m€120–221Fly Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VLC - PMO
5h 28m€57–232Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MAD - PMO
6h 2m€59–221Fly San Sebastián Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane EAS - PMO
8h 27m€90–291Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane BCN - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
8h 49m€78–255Bus
- Take the bus from Barcellona to Torinobus Barcellona - Torino
- Take the bus from Turin to Palermobus N597
36h 35m€162–289
Spain to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Palermo is to fly which costs €40 - €190 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Palermo is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs €55 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Barcellona and arriving at Palermo via Turin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 35m.
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 57m.
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 57m and costs €290 - €600.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Spain to Palermo, including transfers.
Spain to Palermo bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Barcellona station.
What companies run services between Spain and Palermo, Italy?
easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines 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 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Palermo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–750
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–750
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Palermo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Palermo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
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 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- 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
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Barcellona to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Barcellona to Torino
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcellona to Torino
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- 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
- €55–85
- 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 4h 58m and costs €55 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €290 - €600 and takes 27h 57m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €290 and takes 36h 35m.
Spain to Palermo bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Torino station.
Spain to Palermo train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Book your Spain to Palermo bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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