There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Ankara by plane, train, busferry, 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.
Fly from Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane PMO - ESB
9h 8m₺7,855–26,429Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
cheapest- 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
10h 29m₺3,691–14,661Train, 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 57mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Ankaracar
33h 24m₺36,364–53,115Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Trieste C.letrain
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
2d₺17,290–26,974Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gebzebus
- Take the train from Gebze to Ankaratrain Yht
2d 3h₺15,423–23,575Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
2d 3hBus, bus and ferry via Caserta
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Caserta pzza Garibaldibus
- Take the busferry from Caserta stazione to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Xánthibus
- Take the bus from Xánthi to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa to Ankarabus
2d 7h
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Ankara is to bus and fly which costs 3.600 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Ankara is to fly which takes 9h 8m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Galilei Giotto and arriving at Ankara via Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Korçë and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Palermo and Ankara is 1785 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Ankara without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 47h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Palermo to Ankara, including transfers.
Palermo to Ankara bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, depart from Palermo Oreto Orsi station.
Palermo to Ankara bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, arrive at Messina Piazza della Repubblica station.
Ankara is 2h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 6:47 AM in Palermo and 8:47 AM in Ankara.
There are 241+ hotels available in Ankara.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Ankara, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Ryanair, and Pegasus Airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) 5 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–26,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–14,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–13,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–16,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,400
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,500
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,500
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Gebze to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Trieste C.le
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–7,000
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,000
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Trieste C.le
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–8,500
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–6,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- ₺831
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺92
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Korçë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,900
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Korçë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,900
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- 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
- ₺600–900
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,826
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,987
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,050
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- Huntur
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,250
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺1,500–2,200
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Caserta pzza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Caserta stazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,541
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Xánthi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Xánthi to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–4,300
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,100
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- 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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