There are 7 ways to get from Ankara to Palermo by plane, train, bus, busferry, ferry, night train, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ESB - PMO
9h 11m€115–269Train, bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)train Hst / ...
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatellabus
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
42h 49mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Firenze Campo Marte to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
2d 12h€293–556Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ankara to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
33h 25m€572–838Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ESB - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
10h 56m€123–501Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)train Hst / ...
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
46h 32mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari to Palermobus 591
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Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Palermo is to fly which costs €110 - €270 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Palermo is to fly which takes 9h 11m and costs €110 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Palermo via Esenler Otogar, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Durrës, Garibaldi-Visconti and Bari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Ankara Gar and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Firenze Campo Marte and Napoli Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Ankara and Palermo is 1787 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Palermo without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 42h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Ankara to Palermo, including transfers.
Ankara to Palermo bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Palermo train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara Gar station.
Ankara to Palermo bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Palermo, Italy?
Turkish Airlines, SunExpress, and three other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Palermo Airport (PMO) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Firenze Campo Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze Campo Marte to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- [email protected]
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/gmicaofficial
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- [email protected]
- Website
- memireisen.net
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- memireisen.net
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
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
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pogradec to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €21–30
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- [email protected]
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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Palermo is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 9:22 AM in Ankara and 8:22 AM in Palermo.
Ankara to Palermo train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Istanbul(Halkali) station.
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