There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Palermo by subway, plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane IAD - PMO
14h 39m€325–499Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DCA - PMO
14h 37m€418–1,410Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PHL - PMO
15h 49m€589–1,381Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane EWR - PMO
15h 2m€366–821Subway 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 Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane IAD - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
17h 16m€383–828
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Palermo is to subway and fly which costs €320 - €500 and takes 14h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Palermo is to fly which takes 14h 37m and costs €410 - €1500.
The distance between Washington and Palermo is 7578 km.
It takes approximately 14h 39m to get from Washington to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 3:05 PM in Washington and 9:05 PM in Palermo.
There are 6342+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Palermo, Italy?
Air Canada, easyJet, and seven other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Montreal, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Ottawa, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Montreal, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–390
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Halifax, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–490
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Ottawa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
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
- €2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
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
- €2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- €26–400
- First Class
- €130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Flixbus
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