There are 3 ways to get from Washington to Palermo by plane, subway, or bus
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)DCA - PMO
13h 12m€664–1,287Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)IAD - PMO
15h 14m€285–613Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)IAD - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
17h 9m€293–1,326
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Palermo is to subway and fly which costs €280 - €650 and takes 15h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Palermo is to fly which takes 13h 12m and costs €650 - €1300.
The distance between Washington and Palermo is 7512 km.
It takes approximately 13h 12m to get from Washington to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 5:57 PM in Washington and 11:57 PM in Palermo.
There are 5705+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Palermo, Italy?
JetBlue Airways, ITA Airways, and six other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- €4–7
Bus operators
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
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
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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