There are 8 ways to get from Nantes to Palermo by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)
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 Nantes Atlantique Airport
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NTE - PMO
5h 54m€64–367Train, ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train
- 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 57mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Nantes to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
30h 41m€309–452Bus via Rome
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Busbus
40h 5m€177–296Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nantes to Massy TGVtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORY - PMO
7h 48m€160–411Train
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
26h 21m€334–547Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Modanetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
34h 8m€337–515Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes to Metzbus
- Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
45h 15m€348–490
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 54m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 54m 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 Terminal Bus via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 21m.
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 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Nantes to Palermo, including transfers.
Nantes to Palermo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
Nantes to Palermo train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs €60 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus via Rome, which costs €170 - €300 and takes 40h 5m, you could also train, which costs €330 - €550 and takes 26h 21m.
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) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Palermo Terminal Bus via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 40h 5m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–360
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once 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
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Nantes to Palermo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Nantes to Palermo train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 station.
Book your Nantes to Palermo train tickets online with Omio.
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