There are 10 ways to get from Palermo to Empoli by plane, train, ferry, car, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Palermo Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane PMO - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Empolitrain
4h 14m€64–185Fly Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane PMO - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
4h 40m€38–200Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
12h 25mFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchiaferry
- Drive from Civitavecchia to Empolicar
17h 13m€84–147Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N597 / ...
18h 55m€110–180Fly Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane PMO - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Empolitrain
4h 6m€44–213Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane TPS - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Empolitrain
4h 47m€52–156Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane TPS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
5h 26m€69–243Bus via Firenze S.M.N.
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
20h 46mCar ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Livornocarferry
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Empolitrain Re / ...
21h 40m€71–118
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Empoli is to bus and fly and train which costs €50 - €160 and takes 4h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Empoli is to fly and train which takes 4h 6m and costs €40 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Empoli. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Empoli via Florence. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 55m.
The distance between Palermo and Empoli is 711 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Empoli without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Palermo to Empoli, including transfers.
Palermo to Empoli bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Empoli bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Palermo to Empoli bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 2768+ hotels available in Empoli.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Empoli, Tuscany, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost €100–180 and the journey takes 17h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €13–100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- 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
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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