There are 9 ways to get from Palermo to Florence 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 Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane PMO - FLR
3h 38m€61–178Fly 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 5m€35–193Train, 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
11h 46mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverelloferry
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
12h 14m€91–192Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N597 / ...
17h 20m€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 Firenze S.M.N.train
4h 43m€48–219Bus 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 Firenze S.M.N.train
5h 24m€56–162Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchiaferry
- Drive from Civitavecchia to Florencecar
17h 1m€84–149Bus via Alamanni - Stazione Smn
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
20h 12m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Florence is to bus and fly and train which costs €55 - €170 and takes 5h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Florence is to fly which takes 3h 38m and costs €60 - €180.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Palermo and arriving at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 20m.
The distance between Palermo and Florence is 680 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Florence without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Palermo to Florence, including transfers.
Palermo to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Florence is to fly which takes 3h 38m and costs €60 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 17h 20m.
Palermo to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Palermo to Florence bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Florence, Italy?
Volotea and ITA Airways fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) 4 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost €110–180 and the journey takes 17h 20m.
- 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 Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Trapani Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- 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
- 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
- €14–100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- 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 Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- 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
- 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 Napoli Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 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
- 5h 3m
- 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 Napoli Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- 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
- €110–180
- 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
- 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
- +39.081.496.444
- [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
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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