There are 8 ways to get from Vienna to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, bus, shuttle, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VIE - PMO
5h 17m€63–212Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BTS - PMO
6h 32m€53–402Train, ferry
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
22h 24mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Vienna - Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste C.le to Napolitrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
25h 46m€167–324Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N1533
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermobus N597 / ...
31h 5m€134–233Fly Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane VIE - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
8h 48m€75–320Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 55m€148–350Drive, ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Naples Beverellocar
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
20h 56m€231–342
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €50 - €410 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and arriving at Palermo via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 5m.
The distance between Vienna and Palermo is 1190 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 22h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Vienna to Palermo, including transfers.
Vienna to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
The best way to get from Vienna to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €60 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €240 and takes 31h 5m.
Vienna to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Vienna to Palermo bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair and Austrian Airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Palermo via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 31h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–440
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–440
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–440
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–290
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste C.le to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–150
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vienna - Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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