There are 11 ways to get from Turkey to Palermo by plane, bus, busferry, night train, train, car, car ferry, 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 Istanbul to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane IST - PMO
6h 34m€105–276Fly Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane AYT - PMO
8h 59m€94–319Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari to Palermobus 591
37h 4mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
2d 6h€218–571Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Palermocar
27h 15m€308–451Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ADB - PMO
8h 23m€114–207Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ESB - PMO
8h 40m€99–287Fly Konya Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Konya Airport (KYA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane KYA - PMO
9h 57m€134–509Fly Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane IST - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
8h 28m€102–227Bus, bus and ferry via Kateríni
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Katerinibus
- Take the bus from Kateríni to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Villa San Giovannibusferry
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Palermo Terminal Busbus
42h 16mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
43h 34m
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 23m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Palermo. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Palermo via Instabul, Prizren,Autobuska Stanica, Durrës, Stazione Marittima and Bari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 4m.
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 Hbf, Bologna Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Turkey and Palermo is 1451 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Palermo without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 37h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 34m 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.
Turkey to Palermo bus services, operated by Erhan Trans, arrive at Prizren,Autobuska Stanica station.
What companies run services between Turkey and Palermo, Italy?
Turkish Airlines, Volotea, and Aegean Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Konya Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- 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 Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- €27–60
- 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
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 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
- 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
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Katerini
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Kateríni to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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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Palermo is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 8:06 PM in Turkey and 6:06 PM in Palermo.
Turkey to Palermo train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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