There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Palermo by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, ferry, 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 from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane JSH - PMO
9h 18m€173–393Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HER - PMO
5h€69–188Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatellabus
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
36h 59mFly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CHQ - PMO
7h 8m€96–266Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Brindisi to Palermobus
39h 8mBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
41h 59mFerry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
42h 31mBus and ferry, bus via Caserta
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Caserta stazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Caserta pzza Garibaldi to Palermo Terminal Busbus
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Sitia Airport (JSH) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Palermo is to fly which costs €65 - €190 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h and costs €65 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Palermo via Ioannina, Vlorë, Brindisi - Via Del Mare and Brindisi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 8m.
The distance between Crete and Palermo is 1234 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Palermo without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 36h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Crete to Palermo, including transfers.
Crete to Palermo bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Palermo bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Palermo is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 2:13 AM in Crete and 1:13 AM in Palermo.
There are 6392+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Palermo, Italy?
Olympic Air, Volotea, and Aegean Airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- 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
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brindisi to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Tirana to Caserta stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Caserta pzza Garibaldi to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- hellenicseaways.gr
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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