There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Palermo by subway, plane, 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.
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 24m€365–664Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- 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 4m€309–856Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DCA - PMO
13h 52m€673–1,804Train 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
16h 4m€365–1,173Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- 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 train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
18h 18m€333–1,365
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 €360 - €700 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Palermo is to fly which takes 13h 52m and costs €650 - €1800.
The distance between Washington and Palermo is 7578 km.
It takes approximately 14h 24m to get from Washington to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 5h ahead of Washington. It is currently 10:40 PM in Washington and 3:40 AM in Palermo.
There are 5879+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Palermo, Italy?
Delta, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Ottawa, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Montreal, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- 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.
- €5–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €16–220
- Business Class
- €60–260
Train from Washington Union Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €25–250
- Business Class
- €80–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €26–400
- First Class
- €130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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