There are 8 ways to get from Varna to Palermo by plane, bus, busferry, train, ferry, shuttle, car, or car ferry
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Fly Varna Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VAR - PMO
8h 4m€131–255Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari to Palermobus 591
38h 57mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste C.le to Napolitrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
40h 56m€236–377Train, bus
- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale Station to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
43h 25m€266–459Shuttle to Burgas Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BOJ - PMO
9h 40m€146–391Fly Varna Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VAR - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
14h 1m€179–314Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Varna to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
46h 49mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Varna to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
29h 19m€325–499
Varna to Palermo by train, bus, foot, subway, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Palermo is to fly which costs €130 - €260 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Palermo is to fly which takes 8h 4m and costs €130 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Varna Central Bus Station and arriving at Palermo via Sofia Central Bus Station, Tirana, Garibaldi-Visconti and Bari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 57m.
The distance between Varna and Palermo is 1401 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Palermo without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 38h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Varna to Palermo, including transfers.
Varna to Palermo bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
Varna to Palermo bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Palermo is 1h behind Varna. It is currently 3:21 PM in Varna and 2:21 PM in Palermo.
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What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Palermo, Italy?
Austrian Airlines, Ulendo Airlink, and four other airlines fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Palermo Airport (PMO) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Varna Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Varna Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Varna Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Burgas Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Burgas Airport to Palermo Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Varna Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Varna to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Varna to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Varna to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €7–10
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste C.le to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste Centrale Station to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
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
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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