There are 6 ways to get from Ayr to Palermo by train, plane, 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.
Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GLA - PMO
9h 8m€92–245Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane EDI - PMO
8h 38m€84–201Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
2d 7h€348–742Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Trapani Airport
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane EDI - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
12h 35m€97–324Fly Glasgow/Prestwick to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane PIK - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
14h 47m€87–277Bus
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
2d 8h
Ayr to Palermo by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Palermo is to bus and fly which costs €95 - €330 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Palermo is to bus and fly which takes 8h 38m and costs €80 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg Park&Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Ayr and Palermo is 2448 km.
The best way to get from Ayr to Palermo without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 7h and costs €340 - €750.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Ayr to Palermo, including transfers.
Ayr to Palermo bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
Ayr to Palermo bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Ayr. It is currently 2:15 PM in Ayr and 3:15 PM in Palermo.
There are 6395+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Palermo Piazza Cairoli via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Luxembourg Park&Drive in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Trapani Airport via Palma Mallorca, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Trapani Airport via Barcelona, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Trapani Airport via Barcelona, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Trapani Airport via Barcelona, Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €8–15
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €8–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €8–17
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €8–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €8–17
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €8–15
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
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