There are 10 ways to get from Vienna to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, shuttle, or car
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)VIE - PMO
5h 13m€57–251Fly Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)VIE - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
7h 23m€55–234Train, ferry
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia MestreRjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.GiovanniFr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo CentraleRe
22h 23mBus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Roma, Autostazione TiburtinaN1533
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to PalermoN592
30h 55m€69–257Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Roma TiburtinaNj
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
27h 36m€129–426Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BTS - PMO
6h 22m€61–261Shuttle, shuttle to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Wien Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)TRS - PMO
7h 42m€112–885Fly Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Trapani Airport (TPS)VIE - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
9h 24m€110–236Bus via Naples
- Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Graz Girardigasse Thalia QX96
- Take the bus from Graz Fernbusbahnhof P+R Webling B to Napoli Metropark CentraleIta
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
33h 46mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Port of Naples
- Take the ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
20h 51m€243–348
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Palermo is to fly which costs €55 - €260 and takes 5h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs €55 - €260.
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 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Roma Tiburtina, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 36m.
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 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Vienna to Palermo, including transfers.
Vienna to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Palermo train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs €55 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €260 and takes 30h 55m.
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 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 30h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
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 9m
- 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
- €75–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €75–110
- Base Standard
- €120–170
- Base Premium
- €150–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €85–110
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- 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
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Wien Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–50
- Private
- €270–550
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–35
- Private
- €100–200
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €95–120
- 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
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +43 1 33 100-355
- kraftfahrlinien@richard.at
- Website
- richard.at
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Graz Girardigasse Thalia Q
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://richard.at/en/home/
- Phone
- +43 50 678910
- service@verbundlinie.at
- Website
- verbundlinie.at
Bus from Graz Fernbusbahnhof P+R Webling B to Napoli Metropark Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.verbundlinie.at/en/
- 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 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/
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Vienna to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Vienna to Palermo train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Roma Tiburtina station.
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