There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Siena by plane, train, ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Palermo Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane PMO - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sienatrain
5h 36m€77–197Fly Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane PMO - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sienatrain
6h 1m€47–212Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchiaferry
- Drive from Civitavecchia to Sienacar
16h 9m€77–128Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Sienabus N597
16h 20m€100–170Fly Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane PMO - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Empolitrain
- Take the train from Empoli to Sienatrain
5h 19m€49–216Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane TPS - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Empolitrain
- Take the train from Empoli to Sienatrain
6h€59–169Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the train from Civitavecchia to Grossetotrain Fb / ...
- Take the train from Grosseto to Sienatrain Re
19h 1m€73–140Bus via Florence
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Siena-Via Tozzibus 131R / ...
21h 50m
Palermo to Siena by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Siena is to bus and fly and train which costs €55 - €170 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Siena is to fly and train which takes 5h 19m and costs €45 - €220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Palermo and arriving at Siena. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 20m.
The distance between Palermo and Siena is 773 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Siena without a car is to bus which takes 16h 20m and costs €100 - €170.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Palermo to Siena, including transfers.
Palermo to Siena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Siena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Siena station.
Book your Palermo to Siena bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 2532+ hotels available in Siena.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Siena, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Palermo to Siena once daily. Tickets cost €100–170 and the journey takes 16h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €14–95
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Empoli to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Empoli to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Civitavecchia to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Grosseto to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Civitavecchia to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Civitavecchia to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
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
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- [email protected]
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Siena-Via Tozzi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Schedules at
- https://www.at-bus.it/en/lines-and-timetables
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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