There are 6 ways to get from Palermo to Ankara by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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 Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane PMO - ESB
8h 8m₺5,842–15,473Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Baribus 591
- Take the busferry from Port of Bari to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
45h 35m₺12,472–16,708Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Ankaracar
33h 21m₺31,041–46,648Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane CTA - ESB
9h 59m₺6,768–27,712Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Rende - Quattr. Via Marconibus
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
47h 7mTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Istanbulbus
- Take the train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
47h 37m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Ankara is to fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Ankara is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Ankara via Salandra II, Port of Bari, Asllan Rusi, Tiranë and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 35m.
The distance between Palermo and Ankara is 1785 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Ankara without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 45h 35m and costs 12.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Palermo to Ankara, including transfers.
Palermo to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bari station.
Ankara is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 5:15 PM in Palermo and 6:15 PM in Ankara.
There are 264+ hotels available in Ankara.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Ankara, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–23,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–22,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–16,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–14,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–14,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,700
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Port of Bari to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,516
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Port of Bari to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Korçë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,900
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,400
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺828
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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