There are 12 ways to get from Rimini to Palermo by train, plane, ferry, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BLQ - PMO
4h 35m€31–256Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
13h 39m€103–318Train via Bologna
- Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
16h 7m€137–389Bus
- Take the bus from Rimini to Cataniabus N596
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus Sais Autolinee / ...
20h 12m€98–166Fly Federico Fellini Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Federico Fellini Airport (RMI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane RMI - PMO
3h 26m€79–279Train to Forlì International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Rimini to Forlitrain
- Fly from Forlì International Airport (FRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRL - PMO
3h 44m€168–436Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VCE - PMO
6h 23m€46–303Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Trapani Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane BLQ - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
6h 7m€68–309Train, train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
6h 35m€73–366Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Rimini to Roma Terminitrain Fa
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
17h 12m€143–294Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rimini to Civitavecchia Portcar
- Take the carferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Portocarferry
18h 8m€108–160Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rimini - Via Annibale Fada to Ternibus
- Take the train from Terni to Roma Tiburtinatrain Re
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Busbus
20h 31m€64–103
Rimini to Palermo by train, subway, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rimini to Palermo is to bus and train which costs €60 - €110 and takes 20h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Rimini to Palermo is to fly which takes 3h 26m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Rimini to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Rimini and arriving at Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Catania Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Rimini to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Rimini and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Bologna Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 7m.
The distance between Rimini and Palermo is 868 km.
The best way to get from Rimini to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 39m and costs €100 - €320.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Rimini to Palermo, including transfers.
Rimini to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rimini station.
Rimini to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Rimini station.
The best way to get from Rimini to Palermo is to train via Bologna which takes 16h 7m and costs €130 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 20h 12m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €280 and takes 3h 26m.
What companies run services between Rimini, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Rimini to Palermo Centrale via Bologna Centrale and Roma Termini in around 16h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rimini to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Catania and Catania Central Bus Station in around 20h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Federico Fellini Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Forlì International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €12–110
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €10–110
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rimini to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rimini to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rimini to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Terni to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rimini to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Terni to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
Train from Rimini to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €18–24
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rimini to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 089 233 899
- [email protected]
- Website
- Curcio Viaggi
Bus from Rimini - Via Annibale Fada to Terni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Curcio Viaggi
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Rimini to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Catania station.
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