There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Palermo by plane, subway, train, 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)plane DCA - PMO
13h 12m€666–1,291Subway 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 Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane IAD - PMO
15h 14m€285–613Train 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 23m€349–1,497Subway 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 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 12:13 AM in Washington and 6:13 AM in Palermo.
There are 5675+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Palermo, Italy?
JetBlue Airways, ITA Airways, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- 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 and Saturday
- 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
- 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 Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- 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 Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- 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
- 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 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- 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
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
- €60–250
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
- €18–210
- 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
- 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
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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