There are 12 ways to get from Palermo to Greece by plane, train, ferry, busferry, bus, car, 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.
Fly Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PMO - HER
6h 56m€70–288Fly Palermo Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane PMO - SKG
8h 12m€61–238Train, ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- 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 Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athensbus
27h 38mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Bari M.macar
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Drive from Patras to Athenscar
27h 49m€236–369Fly Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane PMO - RHO
7h 49m€90–209Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CTA - ATH
7h 5m€71–204Fly Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PMO - ATH
5h 34m€63–185Fly Palermo Airport to Ioannina National Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane PMO - IOA
6h 41m€95–405Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Athensbus
32h 53mTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Athensbus
33h 12mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Baribus 591
- Take the carferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
33h 38m€173–268Train, bus and ferry, bus via Naples
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Ginosatrain Re
- Take the busferry from Taranto Port to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Korinthosbus
- Take the train from Korinthos to Athenstrain Re
34h 31m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Greece is to fly which costs €60 - €190 and takes 5h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Greece is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs €60 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Greece. However, there are services departing from Galilei Giotto and arriving at Athens via Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and Fier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 53m.
The distance between Palermo and Greece is 1156 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Greece without a car is to train and ferry and bus and ferry and bus which takes 27h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Palermo to Greece, including transfers.
Palermo to Greece bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, depart from Palermo Oreto Orsi station.
Palermo to Greece bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, arrive at Messina Piazza della Repubblica station.
Greece is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 1:57 AM in Palermo and 2:57 AM in Greece.
There are 13491+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Greece?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Ginosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- 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 Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Taranto Port to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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