There are 3 ways to get from Palermo to Sidi Bou Saïd by plane, subway, or car ferry
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Fly, line 1 TGM
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Tunis (TUN)plane PMO - TUN
- Take the subway from Tunis Marine to (Sidi Bou Saïd) سيدي بوسعيدsubway
5h 14m$125–308Car ferry via (Sidi Bou Saïd) سيدي بوسعيد
cheapest- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tuniscarferry
12h 19m$36–60Car ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tuniscarferry
10h 11m$53–76
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Tunis (TUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Sidi Bou Saïd is to car ferry via (Sidi Bou Saïd) سيدي بوسعيد which costs $35 - $60 and takes 12h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Sidi Bou Saïd is to fly and line 1 TGM which takes 5h 14m and costs $120 - $310.
No, there is no direct ferry from Palermo to Sidi Bou Saïd. However, there are services departing from Port of Palermo and arriving at Port of Tunis via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 11m.
The distance between Palermo and Sidi Bou Saïd is 360 km.
Book your Palermo to Sidi Bou Saïd ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Palermo to Sidi Bou Saïd without a car is to car ferry which takes 10h 11m and costs $50 - $80.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Palermo to Sidi Bou Saïd, including transfers.
Sidi Bou Saïd is 1h behind Palermo. It is currently 2:58 AM in Palermo and 1:58 AM in Sidi Bou Saïd.
There are 1529+ hotels available in Sidi Bou Saïd.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisia?
Grandi Navi Veloci operates a car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis once a week. Tickets cost $45–70 and the journey takes 10h.
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Palermo Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Phone
- +216 80 100 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtu.tn
Subway from Tunis Marine to (Sidi Bou Saïd) سيدي بوسعيد
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- transtu.tn
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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