There are 10 ways to get from Macedonia to Palermo by train, plane, car, bus, busferry, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Petrich to Gorna banya spirkatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SOF - PMO
9h 31m€51–213Drive, train, bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Larissatrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Larisa to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatellabus
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
29h 19mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Macedonia to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
22h 51m€235–377Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Palermo Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SKG - PMO
10h 47m€85–266Drive to Skopje International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Skopje-Airport-SKPcar
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SKP - PMO
6h 50m€71–298Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Trapani Airport, bus
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane SKG - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
12h 54m€88–311Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Petrich to Gorna banya spirkatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SOF - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
12h 3m€64–184Drive, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Drive from Macedonia to Mandrakicar
- Take the train from Mandraki to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
35h 31mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sandanski to Thessaloniki, KTELbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oretobus
36h 3mDrive, train, bus, bus and ferry via Cosenza
- Drive from Macedonia to Mandrakicar
- Take the train from Mandraki to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Palermobus 582
39h 8m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Macedonia to Palermo is to train and fly and bus which costs €60 - €190 and takes 12h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Macedonia to Palermo is to drive and fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €70 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Macedonia to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Sandanski and arriving at Regione Siciliana De Saliba via Thessaloníki, Vlorë, Messina Piazza della Repubblica and Regione Siciliana Oreto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 3m.
The distance between Macedonia and Palermo is 1263 km.
The best way to get from Macedonia to Palermo without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 36h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Macedonia to Palermo, including transfers.
Macedonia to Palermo bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Sandanski station.
Macedonia to Palermo bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Thessaloniki, KTEL station.
Palermo is 1h behind Macedonia. It is currently 8:03 PM in Macedonia and 7:03 PM in Palermo.
There are 6178+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and Palermo, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Macedonia to Palermo. However, you can take the taxi to Petrich, take the train to Gorna banya spirka, walk to Горна Баня, take the subway to Орлов мост, walk to Су Св.Климент Охридски, take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Palermo Airport (PMO), walk to Palermo Aeroporto, then take the train to Palermo Notarbartolo. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Macedonia to Port of Palermo via Rodopolis, Thessaloniki, Larissa, Larisa, Elbasan, Elbasan, Bari Porto, Bari Porto, Napoli - Porto Immacolatella, and Naples Beverello in around 29h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Trapani Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Petrich to Gorna banya spirka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Train from Petrich to Gorna banya spirka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Mandraki to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Mandraki to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- [email protected]
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- 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
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 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
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
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
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cosenza to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sandanski to Thessaloniki, KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Korçë to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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