There are 6 ways to get from Palermo to Fira by bus, plane, train, busferry, 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.
Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Santorini
best- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Santorini (JTR)plane CTA - JTR
8h 52m€99–250Fly Palermo Airport to Santorini
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Santorini (JTR)plane PMO - JTR
5h 16m€76–298Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
39h 23mBus to Trapani Airport, fly to Santorini
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Santorini (JTR)plane TPS - JTR
9h 12m€109–402Fly Palermo Airport to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Mykonos (JMK)plane PMO - JMK
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
12h 59m€168–410Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry via Tirana
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
43h 51m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Fira is to fly which costs €75 - €300 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Fira is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €75 - €300.
The distance between Palermo and Fira is 1144 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Fira without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and car ferry which takes 39h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Palermo to Fira, including transfers.
Fira is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 7:20 AM in Palermo and 8:20 AM in Fira.
There are 2260+ hotels available in Fira.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Fira, Greece?
Volotea flies from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Santorini (JTR) once a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Trapani Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Trapani Airport to Santorini via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mykonos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mykonos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Trapani Airport to Santorini via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mykonos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Trapani Airport to Santorini via Malta, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mykonos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Mykonos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- 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
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
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