There are 4 ways to get from Minneapolis to Palermo by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MSP - PMO
14h 58m€405–657Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MSP - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
19h 4m€283–1,029Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MSP - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
21h 21mBus to Rochester, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Rochesterbus
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane RST - PMO
21h 1m€351–582
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Palermo is to bus and fly which costs €350 - €600 and takes 21h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Palermo is to fly which takes 14h 58m and costs €400 - €700.
The distance between Minneapolis and Palermo is 8244 km.
It takes approximately 14h 58m to get from Minneapolis to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 7h ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 7:47 PM in Minneapolis and 2:47 AM in Palermo.
There are 6043+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Palermo, Italy?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Palermo Airport (PMO) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Palermo Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Rochester to Palermo Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €400–650
Flights from Rochester to Palermo Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palermo Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Rochester to Palermo Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rochester to Palermo Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- 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
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact 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
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- €25–40
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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