There are 6 ways to get from Monopoli to Palermo by taxi, plane, train, ferry, bus, car, 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.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Monopoli to Bari-Airport-BRItaxi
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BRI - PMO
2h 53m€116–213Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Monopoli to Baribus 549 / ...
- Take the bus from Bari to Palermobus 591
13h 35m€68–116Train, ferry via Sibari
- Take the train from Monopoli to Bari Centraletrain Re
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Sibaritrain Ic
- Take the train from Sibari to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola 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
12h 31mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Monopoli to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
8h 9m€119–184Train, ferry (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Monopoli to Bari Centraletrain Re
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
14h 18mBus via Tarsia
- Take the bus from Monopoli to Taranto Porto Mercantilebus 390
- Take the bus from Taranto to Tarsia A3bus
- Take the bus from Tarsia A3 to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
19h 37m
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monopoli to Palermo is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Monopoli to Palermo is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 53m and costs €110 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Monopoli to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Monopoli and arriving at Palermo via Bari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 35m.
The distance between Monopoli and Palermo is 539 km.
The best way to get from Monopoli to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry via Sibari which takes 12h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 53m to get from Monopoli to Palermo, including transfers.
Monopoli to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Monopoli station.
Monopoli to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bari station.
Book your Monopoli to Palermo bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 6390+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Monopoli, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Monopoli to Palermo via Bari in around 13h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monopoli to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- 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 Monopoli to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monopoli to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Sibari to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monopoli to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monopoli to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- 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 Monopoli to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- 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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Monopoli to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Monopoli to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Bus from Monopoli to Taranto Porto Mercantile
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- Phone
- +390981 500331
- [email protected]
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Taranto to Tarsia A3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- saj.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Tarsia A3 to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- 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
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- €70–90
Autoservizi Amodio
- Phone
- +39 328 456 6593
- Website
- autoserviziamodio.com
Lentini Giampiero Autonoleggio
- Phone
- +39 348 373 6396
- Website
- lentinigiampieroautonoleggio.com
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