There are 9 ways to get from Zakynthos to Palermo by busferry, plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus and ferry to Kefalonia Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the busferry from Kyllíni to Argostolibusferry
- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane EFL - PMO
12h 57m€108–281Fly Zakynthos International Airport to Naples Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ZTH - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
13h 52m€77–321Bus and ferry, bus, train via Casoria
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patrasbusferry
- Take the bus from Patra to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
32h 8mBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patrasbusferry
- Take the bus from Patra to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
32h 12mBus and ferry, ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patrasbusferry
- Take the ferry from Patras to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
33h 58mFly Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZTH - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
10h 20m€122–309Fly Zakynthos International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZTH - PMO
4h 44m€99–277Fly Zakynthos International Airport to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane ZTH - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
11h 15m€107–402Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patrasbusferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Palermobus 582
37h 4m
Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zakynthos to Palermo is to fly which costs €95 - €280 and takes 4h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Zakynthos to Palermo is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs €95 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Zakynthos to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Zakynthos and arriving at Palermo via Patras, Fier and Cosenza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 4m.
The distance between Zakynthos and Palermo is 794 km.
The best way to get from Zakynthos to Palermo without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Casoria which takes 32h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from Zakynthos to Palermo, including transfers.
Zakynthos to Palermo bus services, operated by KTEL Zakynthos, depart from Zakynthos station.
Zakynthos to Palermo bus services, operated by KTEL Zakynthos, arrive at Patras station.
Palermo is 1h behind Zakynthos. It is currently 6:51 AM in Zakynthos and 5:51 AM in Palermo.
There are 6022+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Zakynthos, Greece and Palermo, Italy?
Volotea flies from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–160
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–650
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €24–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Brindisi to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Afragola to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
Busferry from Kyllíni to Argostoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
- Phone
- +302695022255
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Patra to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Patra to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Fier to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cosenza to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Patras to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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