There are 9 ways to get from Sète to Palermo by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, 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.
Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MRS - PMO
6h 59m€79–317Train, ferry
- Take the train from Sete to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
23h 5mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Sète to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
26h 20m€186–284Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Busbus
30h 20m€127–214Bus to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellierbus
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MPL - PMO
7h 28m€154–359Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Sete to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LYS - PMO
6h 42m€113–314Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MRS - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
9h 49m€87–310Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 25m€147–247Ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
37h 39m€110–201
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sète to Palermo is to ferry and train and car ferry which costs €110 - €210 and takes 37h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Sète to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 6h 42m and costs €110 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Sète to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Sete - Noel Guignon and arriving at Palermo Terminal Bus via Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station, Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 20m.
The distance between Sète and Palermo is 1099 km.
The best way to get from Sète to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 23h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Sète to Palermo, including transfers.
Sète to Palermo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station.
Sète to Palermo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station.
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There are 6394+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Sète, France and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Sete - Noel Guignon to Palermo Terminal Bus via Montpellier - Sabines Tw2, Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station, Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles, and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 30h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Palermo Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Palermo Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Palermo Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Sete to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Sete to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–390
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
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
- 07 71 10 02 45
- Website
- totoom.fr
Bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Schedules at
- totoom.fr
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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