There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Palermo by plane, subway, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DCA - PMO
13h 57m€659–1,277Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
16h 58m€291–1,323Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- 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
15h 14m€385–613Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane JFK - PMO
14h 54m€291–1,220
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 €380 - €650 and takes 15h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Palermo is to fly which takes 13h 57m and costs €650 - €1300.
The distance between Washington and Palermo is 7512 km.
It takes approximately 13h 57m to get from Washington to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 7:18 AM in Washington and 1:18 PM in Palermo.
There are 5722+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Palermo, Italy?
Delta, ITA Airways, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- 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
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €40–410
- First Class
- €170–600
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €26–250
- Business Class
- €80–300
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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