There are 10 ways to get from Palermo to Turkey by plane, ferry, bus, busferry, car, 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 Istanbul
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Istanbul (IST)plane PMO - IST
6h 15m₺5,790–19,364Fly Palermo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane PMO - SAW
8h 7m₺3,993–16,387Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverelloferry
- Take the bus from Napoli - Porto Immacolatella to Bari Portobus
- Take the busferry from Port of Bari to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
38h 53m₺10,506–14,186Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Istanbulcar
26h 45m₺17,429–27,875Fly Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane PMO - ESB
9h 8m₺7,856–25,430Fly Palermo Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane PMO - ADB
8h 6m₺7,261–15,360Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Istanbul (IST)plane CTA - IST
7h 51m₺5,727–17,581Fly Palermo Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane PMO - AYT
9h 32m₺7,740–21,314Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Katerínibus
- Take the bus from Katerini to Istanbulbus
42h 17mTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Istanbulbus
42h 39m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Turkey is to fly which costs 3.900 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Turkey is to fly which takes 6h 15m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Istanbul via Cosenza - Autostazione, Vlore , station and Katerini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 17m.
The distance between Palermo and Turkey is 1451 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Turkey without a car is to ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 38h 53m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Palermo to Turkey, including transfers.
Palermo to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cosenza station.
Turkey is 2h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 3:55 PM in Palermo and 5:55 PM in Turkey.
There are 4137+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Turkey?
Turkish Airlines flies from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–26,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–29,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–26,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–16,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–26,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–23,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–24,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–20,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–23,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–21,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Antalya Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Antalya Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–23,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–26,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–19,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–16,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Antalya Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,400
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Napoli - Porto Immacolatella to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Port of Bari to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,560
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Port of Bari to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- 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
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Korçë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,900
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- 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
- ₺600–900
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
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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
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Kateríni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Katerini to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,900
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺834
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverello
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,800
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,100
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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