There are 9 ways to get from Palermo to Ferrara by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane PMO - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
3h 57m€32–180Train, ferry (Trenitalia)
- 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 Ferraratrain Fr
13h 3mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverelloferry
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Ferraratrain Fr
13h 52m€106–231Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bologna Centralebus N597
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
20h 30m€118–193Fly Palermo Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane PMO - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
4h 40m€36–188Bus 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 Ferraratrain
4h 43m€62–233Fly Palermo Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane PMO - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
5h 29m€62–252Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchiaferry
- Drive from Civitavecchia to Ferraracar
18h 19m€109–173Bus via Modena
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Modenabus
24h 3m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Ferrara is to fly and train which costs €30 - €180 and takes 3h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Ferrara is to fly and train which takes 3h 57m and costs €30 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Kennedy via Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 30m.
The distance between Palermo and Ferrara is 804 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Ferrara without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Palermo to Ferrara, including transfers.
Palermo to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Palermo to Ferrara bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 476+ hotels available in Ferrara.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a bus from Palermo to Kennedy via Bologna Autostazione in around 20h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
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
Flights from Palermo Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €14–95
Flights from Palermo Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €12–110
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- 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 Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- 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
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- 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
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverello
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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