There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Palmi by train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5354 / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
4h 24mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovannibus N592 / ...
5h 54m€17–43Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus Sais Autolinee 8902 / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
5h 46mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
3h 23m€62–99Fly Palermo Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, drive
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane PMO - SUF
- Drive from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Palmicar
5h 57m€87–295Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane TPS - SUF
- Drive from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Palmicar
7h 28m€110–509Fly Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane PMO - REG
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Palmitrain
6h 59m€51–274
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Palmi is to bus which costs €16 - €45 and takes 5h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Palmi is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 23m and costs €60 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Palmi. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Villa San Giovanni via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 54m.
The distance between Palermo and Palmi is 257 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Palmi without a car is to train and ferry which takes 4h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Palermo to Palmi, including transfers.
Palermo to Palmi bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Palmi bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Villa San Giovanni station.
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There are 442+ hotels available in Palmi.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Palmi, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni 3 times a day. Tickets cost €25–40 and the journey takes 5h 13m. Autoservizi Salemi Srl also services this route once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Trapani Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Trapani Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Trapani Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Trapani Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Trapani Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Trapani Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Palmi
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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