There are 7 ways to get from Sardinia to Palermo by plane, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CAG - PMO
3h 3m€34–168Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
12h€35–65Fly Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane OLB - PMO
3h 8m€54–198Fly Alghero to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane AHO - PMO
3h 27m€40–170Fly Alghero to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane AHO - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
8h€73–193Fly Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane OLB - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
7h 5m€77–201Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CAG - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
5h 53m€47–181
Sardinia to Palermo by car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sardinia to Palermo is to car ferry which costs €35 - €65 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Sardinia to Palermo is to fly which takes 3h 3m and costs €30 - €170.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Port of Cagliari and arriving at Port of Palermo. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 12h.
The distance between Sardinia and Palermo is 407 km.
Book your Sardinia to Palermo ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Sardinia to Palermo without a car is to car ferry which takes 12h and costs €35 - €65.
It takes approximately 3h 3m to get from Sardinia to Palermo, including transfers.
There are 6394+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Sardinia, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair flies from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 5 times a week. Alternatively, Grimaldi Lines operates a car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo once a week. Tickets cost €35–65 and the journey takes 12h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Alghero to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Alghero to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Alghero to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Alghero to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Alghero to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Trapani Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Alghero to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–390
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
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
- autoservizisalemi.it
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
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
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
- +39.081.496.444
- [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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