There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Sami by plane, train, ferry, bus, busferry, 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 from Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane PMO - EFL
10h 9m€99–206Train, 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 Amanteatrain Re
- Take the train from Amantea to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Samiferry Asf
25h 50mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patra Harbor to Samibusferry
33h 46mBus to Trapani Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane TPS - EFL
13h 20m€117–399Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane CTA - EFL
12h 35m€117–255Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Port of Bari to Samicarferry
31h 47m€162–287Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Baribus 591
- Take the carferry from Port of Bari to Port of Corfucarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Samiferry
33h 16m€123–192
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Sami is to bus and car ferry and ferry which costs €120 - €200 and takes 33h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Sami is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs €95 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Sami. However, there are services departing from Galilei Giotto and arriving at Sami via Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Vlorë and Patra Harbor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 46m.
The distance between Palermo and Sami is 706 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Sami without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Palermo to Sami, including transfers.
Palermo to Sami bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, depart from Palermo Oreto Orsi station.
Palermo to Sami bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, arrive at Messina Piazza della Repubblica station.
Sami is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 4:55 AM in Palermo and 5:55 AM in Sami.
There are 3177+ hotels available in Sami.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Sami, Greece?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Trapani Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Trapani Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Amantea to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
Busferry from Patra Harbor to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
- 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
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lefkada Palace
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Lefkada Palace
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