There are 12 ways to get from Turkey to Palermo by bus, plane, ferry, night train, train, car, car ferry, or busferry
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Palermo Airport (PMO)IST - PMO
7h 5m€101–303Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Take the ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
37h 24m€197–228Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Take the night train from Wien Meidling to Bologna CentraleNj
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
2d 6h€237–581Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Vlora
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Palermo
25h 38m€298–463Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)ADB - PMO
8h 21m€114–237Fly Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Palermo Airport (PMO)AYT - PMO
8h 57m€114–209Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)ESB - PMO
8h 38m€124–377Fly Konya Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Konya Airport (KYA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)KYA - PMO
9h 55m€154–449Bus to Istanbul, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)IST - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
9h 2m€109–275Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Vlore , station
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo CentraleRe
43h 29mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
44h 14mBus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Salerno
- Take the bus from Salerno to Palermo
2d 15h€240–438
Istanbul (IST) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Palermo is to fly which costs €110 - €210 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Palermo is to bus and fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Palermo. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Regione Siciliana De Saliba via Instabul, Prizren,Autobuska Stanica, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Messina Piazza della Repubblica and Regione Siciliana Oreto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Meidling, Bologna Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Turkey and Palermo is 1450 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Palermo without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 37h 24m and costs €190 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Turkey to Palermo, including transfers.
Turkey to Palermo bus services, operated by Erhan Trans, depart from Instabul station.
Turkey to Palermo train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Palermo is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €110 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €240 - €440 and takes 2 days 15h.
What companies run services between Turkey and Palermo, Italy?
Turkish Airlines, SunExpress, and three other airlines fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aksaray to Palermo via Esenler Otogar, İstanbul Esenler bus station, București, Autogara Militari, and Salerno in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Konya Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
Flights from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Meidling to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–80
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- aulonitours@hotmail.com
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- gmica_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/gmicaofficial
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- info@memi-reisen.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- memi-reisen.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- memi-reisen.com
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- velitrans2021@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 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
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
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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
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Salerno to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pogradec to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +383 49 858 018
- kabashiitours@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- showmebus.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busalbania.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 45 225 505
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057354733404
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Salerno to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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More Questions & Answers
Turkey to Palermo bus services, operated by Erhan Trans, arrive at Prizren,Autobuska Stanica station.
Palermo is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 11:58 PM in Turkey and 9:58 PM in Palermo.
Turkey to Palermo train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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