There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Palermo by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORK - PMO
10h 26m€93–219Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane KIR - PMO
12h 47m€55–168Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
3d 23h€159–499Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SNN - PMO
13h 1m€87–400Fly Cork Airport to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane ORK - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
14h 9m€106–334Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DUB - PMO
9h 56m€82–247
Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Palermo is to bus and fly which costs €55 - €170 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 9h 56m and costs €80 - €250.
The distance between Cork and Palermo is 2301 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Palermo without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 23h and costs €150 - €500.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Cork to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 9:48 AM in Cork and 10:48 AM in Palermo.
There are 6141+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair, Edelweiss Air, and Swiss fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Kerry Airport to Palermo Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Cork Airport to Trapani Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Cork Airport to Trapani Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Palermo Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Trapani Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- 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
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