There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Ionian Islands by plane, train, bus, ferry, car ferry, or busferry
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
9h 11m€74–195Fly Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane PMO - EFL
8h 59m€66–208Train, bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Portobus
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Samiferry Asf
- Take the carferry from Poros to Killinicarferry
33h€206–346Train, 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 Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
33h 39mFly Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane PMO - PVK
9h 34m€118–860Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane CTA - CFU
10h 12m€82–206Train, 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 50mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Patrasbus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
36h 9m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Ionian Islands is to fly which costs €70 - €200 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Ionian Islands is to fly which takes 8h 59m and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Ionian Islands. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Zakynthos via Cosenza - Autostazione, Fier and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 9m.
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 train and bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 33h and costs €200 - €350.
It takes approximately 9h 11m 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 Cosenza station.
Ionian Islands is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 9:23 PM in Palermo and 10:23 PM in Ionian Islands.
There are 2486+ hotels available in Ionian Islands.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Ionian Islands, Greece?
Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–850
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–850
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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