There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Lefkada by plane, train, busferry, bus, taxi, 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 to Preveza Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane PMO - PVK
10h 2m€159–326Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane PMO - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Prevezabus
17h 31m€113–407Train, bus and ferry, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Prevezabus
- Take the taxi from Preveza to Lefkadataxi
24h 43mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Lefkadacar
18h 59m€185–306Train, bus and ferry, bus, drive
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tarantotrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Taranto Port to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Tepelenëbus
- Take the bus from Tepelenë to Artabus
- Drive from Arta to Lefkadacar
25h 6mBus, 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 Patrasbus
- Take the bus from Patras to Lefkádabus
37h 44mTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Agríniobus
- Take the bus from Agrinio to Lefkádabus
39h 45mBus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkádabus
41h 6m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Preveza Airport (PVK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Lefkada is to drive and car ferry which costs €180 - €310 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Lefkada is to fly which takes 10h 2m and costs €150 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Lefkada. However, there are services departing from Galilei Giotto and arriving at Nikiána via Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Fier, Patras and Lefkáda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 44m.
The distance between Palermo and Lefkada is 743 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Lefkada without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and taxi which takes 24h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Palermo to Lefkada, including transfers.
Palermo to Lefkada bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, depart from Palermo Oreto Orsi station.
Palermo to Lefkada bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, arrive at Messina Piazza della Repubblica station.
Lefkada is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 1:26 PM in Palermo and 2:26 PM in Lefkada.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Lefkada.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Lefkada, Greece?
Ryanair, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Preveza Airport (PVK) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–410
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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 Taranto Port to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- 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 Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- 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
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +3026820 22213
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Prevezas
Bus from Ioannina to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- KTEL Prevezas
Bus from Ioannina to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- KTEL Prevezas
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Tepelenë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tepelenë to Arta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Bus from Tepelenë to Arta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- 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
- +30 26450 22364
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
Bus from Patras to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Agrínio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 26410 54444
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
Bus from Agrinio to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- €70–85
Taxi Preveza
- Phone
- +30 694 444 4064
Preveza Airport Taxi & Mini Bus Service
- Phone
- +30 697 585 1038
- Website
- prevezaairport.com
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