There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Sydney by plane, bus, car ferry, or train
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 Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane PMO - SYD
26h 57m$857–1,711Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CTA - SYD
29h 8m$919–1,646Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane CTA - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
41h 54m$1,055–3,109Car ferry, bus to Tunis, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tuniscarferry
- Take the bus from Port La Goulette to Place Sala Centrebus
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane TUN - SYD
34h 30mBus to Trapani Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane TPS - SYD
44h 38m$1,211–7,018Fly Palermo Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane PMO - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
34h 37m$1,019–3,528Bus, train to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo to Caltanissettabus
- Take the train from Caltanissetta C.Le to Comisotrain
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CIY - SYD
32h 9m$1,364–8,087
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Sydney is to bus and fly which costs $900 - $1,700 and takes 29h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Sydney is to fly which takes 26h 57m and costs $850 - $1,800.
The distance between Palermo and Sydney is 16289 km.
It takes approximately 26h 57m to get from Palermo to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 10h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 5:51 AM in Palermo and 3:51 PM in Sydney.
There are 5418+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Turkish Airlines, Malindo Airways, and two other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Newcastle Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Tunis to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,000
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Newcastle Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Tunis to Sydney International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Caltanissetta C.Le to Comiso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- $18–26
- 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
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- 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
- $29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- +216 80 100 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtu.tn
Bus from Port La Goulette to Place Sala Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- transtu.tn
- 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
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Palermo to Caltanissetta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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