There are 6 ways to get from Ajaccio to Palermo by plane, ferry, train, car ferry, 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.
Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
best- Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane AJA - PMO
6h 11m€121–303Ferry, train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
22h 39m€77–141Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympiaferry
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Busbus
32h 34m€120–199Train, train to Bastia - Poretta Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aiacciu to Cortitrain
- Take the train from Corti to Casamozzatrain
- Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BIA - PMO
10h 29m€188–383Bus to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, fly
- Take the bus from AIACCIU - Gara Stradali to PIANOTTULI È CALDAREDDU - Centrubus
- Fly from Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FSC - PMO
9h 58m€178–435Ferry, train, car ferry via Sassari
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Sassari to Cagliaritrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
22h 40m€79–152
Ajaccio to Palermo by ferry, foot, train, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ajaccio to Palermo is to ferry and train and car ferry via Sassari which costs €75 - €160 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Ajaccio to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €120 - €310.
The distance between Ajaccio and Palermo is 592 km.
The best way to get from Ajaccio to Palermo without a car is to ferry and train and car ferry which takes 22h 39m and costs €75 - €150.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Ajaccio to Palermo, including transfers.
There are 6394+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Ajaccio, France and Palermo, Italy?
Air Corsica, ITA Airways, and easyJet fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–260
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–270
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–270
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Sassari to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 4 95 32 80 57
- [email protected]
- Website
- cf-corse.corsica
Train from Aiacciu to Corti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- cf-corse.corsica
Train from Corti to Casamozza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- cf-corse.corsica
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice Airport to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +33 4 95 20 25 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- isula.corsica
Bus from AIACCIU - Gara Stradali to PIANOTTULI È CALDAREDDU - Centru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- isula.corsica
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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