There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Alicante by plane, train (Trenitalia, Renfe), ferry, car ferry, train, 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 Palermo Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane PMO - ALC
7h 35m€65–230Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
32h 33m€354–583Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
41h 1m€220–340Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence to Perpignanbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus
41h 10m€237–375Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CTA - ALC
7h 31m€73–192Fly Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane PMO - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
8h 37m€75–255Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchiabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus
44h 43m€207–315
Palermo to Alicante by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Alicante is to fly and train which costs €70 - €260 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Alicante is to bus and fly which takes 7h 31m and costs €70 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via Florence and Perpignan - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 33m.
The distance between Palermo and Alicante is 1236 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Alicante without a car is to train which takes 32h 33m and costs €350 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Palermo to Alicante, including transfers.
Palermo to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Alicante train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Alicante is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €60 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €350 - €600 and takes 32h 33m, you could also bus, which costs €230 - €380 and takes 41h 10m.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Alicante, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 32h 33m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- (+39) 06 5916826
- [email protected]
- Website
- SIT Bus Shuttle
Bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- SIT Bus Shuttle
- Website
- SIT Bus Shuttle
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Palermo to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Palermo to Alicante train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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