There are 8 ways to get from Bristol to Palermo by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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 Bristol Airport
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BRS - PMO
6h 19m€76–278Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
46h 4m€377–638Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LGW - PMO
8h 50m€130–458Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LHR - PMO
7h 50m€150–420Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STN - PMO
8h 41m€126–443Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LTN - PMO
8h 33m€135–338Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040
- 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 ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
46h 9m€203–363Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus
- 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€347–496
Bristol to Palermo by bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Palermo is to fly which costs €75 - €280 and takes 6h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli via London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg Park&Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Bristol and Palermo is 1962 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Palermo without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 4m and costs €370 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Bristol to Palermo, including transfers.
Bristol to Palermo bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs €75 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €340 - €500 and takes 2 days 0h.
Bristol to Palermo bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 2:27 AM in Bristol and 3:27 AM in Palermo.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Palermo, Italy?
easyJet, Edelweiss Air, and Swiss fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Palermo Piazza Cairoli via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Luxembourg Park&Drive in around 2d.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Palermo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Palermo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €290–400
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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