There are 11 ways to get from Cesena to Palermo by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BLQ - PMO
4h 29m€35–234Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale 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
13h 28mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cesena to Civitavecchia Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Portocarferry
17h 54m€102–153Bus via Rome
- Take the bus from Cesena to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Busbus Autoservizi Salemi S201
18h 5m€61–84Train to Forlì International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Cesena to Forlitrain
- Fly from Forlì International Airport (FRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRL - PMO
3h 29m€150–370Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Trapani Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane BLQ - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
6h 1m€65–277Train, train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
6h 30m€63–304Train to Federico Fellini Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Cesena to Riminitrain
- Fly from Federico Fellini Airport (RMI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane RMI - PMO
4h 52m€57–240Train via Bologna
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
15h 57m€139–347Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Cesena to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
18h 33m€132–275Bus
- Take the bus from Cesena Accoglienza to Bologna Centralebus N554
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
20h 39m€117–202
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cesena to Palermo is to bus via Rome which costs €60 - €85 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cesena to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 3h 29m and costs €150 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Cesena to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Cesena and arriving at Palermo Terminal Bus via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Cesena to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Cesena and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Bologna centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 57m.
The distance between Cesena and Palermo is 840 km.
The best way to get from Cesena to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Cesena to Palermo, including transfers.
Cesena to Palermo bus services, operated by Sulga Autolinee, depart from Cesena station.
Cesena to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Cesena station.
The best way to get from Cesena to Palermo is to bus via Rome which takes 18h 5m and costs €60 - €85. Alternatively, you can train via Bologna, which costs €130 - €350 and takes 15h 57m.
What companies run services between Cesena, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Cesena to Palermo Terminal Bus via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 18h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cesena to Palermo Centrale via Bologna centrale and Roma Termini in around 15h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Forlì International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–170
Flights from Federico Fellini Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €14–95
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- 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
Train from Cesena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–4
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- 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
Train from Cesena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
Train from Cesena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €35–55
- 2nd Class
- €12–17
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cesena to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 075 5009641
- [email protected]
- Website
- sulga.it
Bus from Cesena to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Schedules at
- sulga.it
- 2nd Class
- €25–29
- 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
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
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cesena Accoglienza to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Cesena to Palermo bus services, operated by Sulga Autolinee, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
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