There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Ionian Islands by plane, bus, busferry, train, or 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 Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane PMO - CFU
6h 16m€69–166Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane TPS - CFU
8h 47m€42–189Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Brindisibus
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
29h 38mTrain, ferry, bus and 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 Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
34h 53mFly Palermo Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane PMO - ZTH
5h 34m€70–188Fly Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane PMO - EFL
7h 44m€71–209Fly Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane PMO - PVK
7h 19m€83–411Bus, bus and ferry via Cosenza
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Rende - Quattr. Via Marconibus
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Patrasbus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
34h 22m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Ionian Islands is to bus and fly which costs €40 - €190 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Ionian Islands is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs €70 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Ionian Islands. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Zakynthos via Brindisi - Viale Togliatti, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Vlorë and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 38m.
The distance between Palermo and Ionian Islands is 643 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Ionian Islands without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 29h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Palermo to Ionian Islands, including transfers.
Palermo to Ionian Islands bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Ionian Islands bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brindisi station.
Ionian Islands is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 6:24 AM in Palermo and 7:24 AM in Ionian Islands.
There are 3092+ hotels available in Ionian Islands.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Ionian Islands, Greece?
easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–490
Flights from Trapani Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Trapani Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Trapani Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- 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
- 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 Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- 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 Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Cosenza - Autostazione to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302695022255
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- 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 Terminal Bus to Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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