There are 9 ways to get from Calais to Palermo by train, plane, ferry, car, 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.
Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CDG - PMO
7h 10m€140–311Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BVA - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
12h 15m€85–273Train, ferry
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
25h 14mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Calais to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 6m€270–403Bus
- Take the bus from Calais to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
40h 58mTrain, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BVA - PMO
9h 25m€87–342Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CRL - PMO
9h 32m€89–315Train, train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORY - PMO
8h 38m€140–363Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane AMS - PMO
9h 2m€197–431
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calais to Palermo is to train and bus and fly which costs €85 - €280 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Calais to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €140 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Calais to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Calais and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli via Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 58m.
The distance between Calais and Palermo is 1804 km.
The best way to get from Calais to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Calais to Palermo, including transfers.
Calais to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Calais station.
Calais to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
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There are 6392+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Calais, France and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Calais to Palermo Piazza Cairoli via Brussels-North train station and Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès in around 40h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Calais Ville to Amiens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Calais Ville to Amiens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €230–400
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–390
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Calais to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Gare routière to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
Bus from Gare routière to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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