There are 6 ways to get from Palermo to Sydney by plane, bus, car ferry, or train
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Fly Palermo Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane PMO - SYD
28h 57m$957–2,113Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- 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
29h 48m$912–3,018Bus 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
25h 58m$920–1,749Car ferry, bus to Tunis, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the car ferry 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 45mBus 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
31h 49m$956–2,717Train, train to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbitrain
- Take the train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Comisotrain
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CIY - SYD
32h 8m$1,178–3,125
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Sydney is to bus and fly which costs $900 - $1,800 and takes 25h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Sydney is to bus and fly which takes 25h 58m and costs $900 - $1,800.
The distance between Palermo and Sydney is 16289 km.
It takes approximately 28h 57m to get from Palermo to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 8h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 10:15 PM in Palermo and 6:15 AM in Sydney.
There are 5153+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Tunis to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tirana, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tirana, Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,500
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Sydney International Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Tunis to Sydney International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Comiso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- 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
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- 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
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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