There are 6 ways to get from Palermo to Karpathos by plane, train, busferry, bus, 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 to Karpathos Island National Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane PMO - AOK
9h 4m€74–276Train, bus and ferry, bus, 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 ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
46h 31mFly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane PMO - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry
13h 46m€92–229Fly to Sitia Airport, ferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PMO - JSH
- Take the ferry from Sitia to Karpathosferry
17h 11m€185–446Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry via Vlorë
- 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 Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2dBus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582 / ...
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 2h
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Karpathos is to fly and ferry which costs €90 - €230 and takes 13h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Karpathos is to fly which takes 9h 4m and costs €70 - €280.
The distance between Palermo and Karpathos is 1331 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Karpathos without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 46h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Palermo to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 9:05 PM in Palermo and 10:05 PM in Karpathos.
There are 492+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Karpathos, Greece?
Volotea, Olympic Air, and two other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Palermo Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- 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
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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 Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Sitia to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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