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How to get fromSantander to Palermoby plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train

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There are 6 ways to get from Santander to Palermo by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train

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  1. Fly

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    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane SDR - PMO
    5h 52m
    €58–259

  2. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Santander to Port of Genoacar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    33h 8m
    €308–451

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus bus
    2. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Massy Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain train
    6. Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain train Ic
    33h 49m
    €408–711

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermobus bus
    42h 15m
    €258–396

  5. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao to Nice Airportbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Nice Airport to Genoabus bus 798 / ...
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    44h 52m
    €218–329

  6. Bus via Metz

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus bus
    2d 6h
    €379–553

Santander to Palermo by bus

Calendar5Weekly Buses
Duration42h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€258Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,566.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 52m

What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Palermo, Italy?

Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Palermo Airport (PMO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Palermo via Bordeaux and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 42h 15m.

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