There are 4 ways to get from Palermo to Rio de Janeiro by plane or bus
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Fly Palermo Airport to Santos Dumont Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane PMO - SDU
18h 39mR$2,623–8,031Fly Palermo Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane PMO - GIG
23h 35mR$2,128–7,041Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane CTA - GIG
20h 36mR$3,076–6,676Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane TPS - GIG
19h 56mR$3,345–10,066
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Rio de Janeiro is to bus and fly which costs R$ 3000 - R$ 7000 and takes 20h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Rio de Janeiro is to fly which takes 18h 39m and costs R$ 2600 - R$ 8500.
The distance between Palermo and Rio de Janeiro is 9006 km.
It takes approximately 18h 39m to get from Palermo to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
Rio de Janeiro is 4h behind Palermo. It is currently 7:24 PM in Palermo and 3:24 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
There are 9950+ hotels available in Rio de Janeiro.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Iberia, LATAM Chile, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–9,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Rome, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–8,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–8,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Barcelona, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–9,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Rome, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–10,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Barcelona, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–9,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Barcelona, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–9,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,900–14,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–9,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–10,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Sevilla, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–10,000
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–10,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Sevilla, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–10,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Rome, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–8,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–5,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–10,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$70–100
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$40–60
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
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