There are 3 ways to get from Palermo to Cape Town by plane 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 from Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PMO - CPT
19h 21mR 7,768–25,333Bus 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 Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CTA - CPT
20h 42mR 6,413–20,738Bus to Trapani Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TPS - CPT
24h 37mR 14,321–37,409
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Cape Town is to bus and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 21 000 and takes 20h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Cape Town is to fly which takes 19h 21m and costs R 7 500 - R 26 000.
The distance between Palermo and Cape Town is 8093 km.
It takes approximately 19h 21m to get from Palermo to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 1:57 PM in Palermo and 2:57 PM in Cape Town.
There are 8005+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Cape Town, South Africa?
Turkish Airlines, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–37,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- 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
- R 210–300
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 330–500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 120–170
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
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