There are 6 ways to get from Nantes to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NTE - PMO
5h 45m€64–367Train, ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa 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
25h 20mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Nantes to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
31h 56m€278–407Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Turin to Palermobus
39h 35m€203–333Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Modanetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Lingottotrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
35h 9m€331–507Train, bus
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorraine TGVtrain
- Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
40h 34m€408–608
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Palermo is to fly which costs €60 - €370 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €60 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub and arriving at Palermo via Chambéry - Bus Station and Turin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 35m.
The distance between Nantes and Palermo is 1600 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Nantes to Palermo, including transfers.
Nantes to Palermo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €60 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €200 - €340 and takes 39h 35m.
Nantes to Palermo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Chambéry - Bus Station.
Book your Nantes to Palermo bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Palermo, Italy?
Volotea, Transavia France, and easyJet fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Palermo via Chambéry - Bus Station and Turin in around 39h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Modane to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Lorraine TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
- 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
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Turin to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €280–390
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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