HUB hero image

How to Travel from

Istanbul to Palermo

by Plane, Route or Car

Istanbul
→
+0 →
Palermo
Transport search to Palermo
Simply select points
A and B, and we will create
a convenient route for you 👍
Turkey Italy Istanbul Palermo
Istanbul
→
+0 →
Palermo
Building a composite car route
Simply select points
A and B, and we will create
a convenient route for you 👍
To build a composite route, click the "Add point" button.
You can also move and delete intermediate points.
Cheapest
Best Offer!
Car
30 h 51 min
3119 km.
from $171
Composite Route Car Only
Schedule

Istanbul, Turkey → Palermo, Italy

All
26 May 2026
May 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
June 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
August 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
November 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
December 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
January 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
February 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
March 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
April 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
All days
27 May, Wed
28 May, Thu
29 May, Fri
30 May, Sat
31 May, Sun

Cheapest and Fastest Ways to Travel from Istanbul to Palermo

Composite routes from Istanbul to Palermo

Cheapest
30 h 51 min
Car
3119 km.
from $171
Fastest
3 h 47 min
Plane
Other
8 h 52 min
Bus, Plane
1373 km.
from $236.87
34 h 46 min
1372 km.
Select a ticket
27 h 10 min
Ferry
1370 km.
from $592.17
35 h 25 min
Bus, Ferry
1370 km.
Select a ticket
45 h 32 min
Bus, Train
1373 km.
from $5.43

Transport providers

Airlines

Ryanair

Website:
ryanair.com/
Plane from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Palermo
Ave. Duration:
8h 5m
Frequency:
Saturday
Estimated price:
$47.13–$280.25

Alitalia

Website:
alitalia.com/
Plane from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Palermo
Ave. Duration:
5h 6m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$76.43–$420.37

Aegean Airlines

Website:
en.aegeanair.com/
Plane from Istanbul to Palermo
Ave. Duration:
5h 15m
Frequency:
Tuesday and Saturday
Estimated price:
$76.43–$471.33
Plane from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa
Ave. Duration:
4h 50m
Frequency:
Sunday
Estimated price:
$140.12–$484.07

Turkish Airlines

Website:
turkishairlines.com/
Plane from Istanbul to Palermo
Ave. Duration:
2h 40m
Frequency:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$191.08–$1,019.09
Plane from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Palermo
Ave. Duration:
5h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$76.43–$420.37
Plane from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa
Ave. Duration:
2h 27m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$254.77–$1,019.09

FlexFlight ApS

Website:
flexflight.dk/
Plane from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Palermo
Ave. Duration:
5h 15m
Frequency:
Thursday to Saturday
Estimated price:
$89.17–$305.73

Air Malta

Website:
airmalta.com/
Plane from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa
Ave. Duration:
5h 45m
Frequency:
Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$254.77–$1,019.09

Bus operators

FlixBus

Phone:
+49 30 300 137 300
Email:
Website:
flixbus.com
Bus from Bari Capruzzi to Palermo
Ave. Duration:
11h 55m
Frequency:
5 times a week
Estimated price:
$76.43–$108.28
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo
Ave. Duration:
2h 25m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$21.66–$30.57

Pistoia viaggi

Phone:
+393293958604
Email:
Website:
pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Durrës to Bari
Ave. Duration:
3h 14m
Frequency:
Once a week
Bus from Vlorë to Messina
Ave. Duration:
16h 58m
Frequency:
Once a week
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Taranto
Ave. Duration:
14h 21m
Frequency:
Once a week

Alpar Turizm

Phone:
+90 212 658 18 51
Email:
Website:
alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
Ave. Duration:
15h
Frequency:
6 times a week
Estimated price:
$38.22–$59.87
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
Ave. Duration:
19h
Frequency:
6 times a week
Estimated price:
$48.41–$70.06

Arda Tur

Phone:
0700 20 544
Website:
ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki
Ave. Duration:
9h 30m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$36.94–$53.50

SAIS Autolinee

Phone:
800 21 10 20
Email:
Website:
saisautolinee.it/
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo
Ave. Duration:
2h 30m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$14.01–$20.38
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo
Ave. Duration:
2h 50m
Frequency:
3 times a week
Estimated price:
$15.29–$21.66

Liko & Kosta Tours

Phone:
+355 69 661 4303
Email:
Website:
likokostatours.weebly.com/
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlore
Ave. Duration:
6h 12m
Frequency:
Twice a week

M&B Travel

Phone:
+355697278670
Email:
Website:
facebook.com/mbtravel.durres
Bus from Durrës to Bari
Ave. Duration:
1h 51m
Frequency:
Twice a week

Sita Sud

Phone:
+39 080 579 0211
Email:
Website:
sitasudtrasporti.it/
Bus from Bari Porto to Napoli
Ave. Duration:
3h 25m
Frequency:
5 times a week
Estimated price:
$15.29–$34.39

Alvavel

Phone:
+355 67 604 2191
Website:
facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064871316936
Bus from Pogradec to Durrës
Ave. Duration:
2h 39m
Frequency:
Twice daily

Train operators

Trenitalia

Phone:
+39 06 68475475
Website:
trenitalia.com/
Other from Villa San Giovanni to Messina
Ave. Duration:
20 min
Frequency:
Hourly

Trenitalia Intercity

Phone:
+39 06 68475475
Website:
trenitalia.com/
Train from Taranto to Lamezia
Ave. Duration:
2h 40m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$20.38–$28.02
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo
Ave. Duration:
5h 57m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$25.48–$35.67

Other operators

Grimaldi Lines

Phone:
+39.081.496.444
Email:
Website:
grimaldi-lines.com/it/
Other from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto
Ave. Duration:
9h
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$40.76–$57.32
Other from Port of Naples to Port
Ave. Duration:
8h 30m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$43.31–$59.87

Blu Jet

Phone:
342 32 55 869
Website:
blujetlines.it/index.php
Other from Villa San Giovanni to Messina
Ave. Duration:
20 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$3.10–$3.11

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Palermo?

The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Palermo is to fly which costs $173.91 - $228.26 and takes 9h 9m.

What is the fastest way to get from Istanbul to Palermo?

The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs $173.91 - $760.87 .

Is there a direct bus between Istanbul and Palermo?

No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Palermo via Pogradec, Durrës, Stazione Marittima and Bari Capruzzi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 46m.

How far is it from Istanbul to Palermo?

The distance between Istanbul and Palermo is 1451 km.

How do I travel from Istanbul to Palermo without a car?

The best way to get from Istanbul to Palermo without a car is to bus which takes 34h 46m and costs .

How long does it take to get from Istanbul to Palermo?

It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Istanbul to Palermo, including transfers.

Where do I catch the Istanbul to Palermo bus from?

Istanbul to Palermo bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.

Train, bus or fly from Istanbul to Palermo?

The best way to get from Istanbul to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs $173.91 - $760.87 . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 34h 46m. There are no good options to train between Istanbul to Palermo.

Where does the Istanbul to Palermo bus arrive?

Istanbul to Palermo bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Pogradec station.

What is the time difference between Istanbul and Palermo?

Palermo is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 07:31 in Istanbul and 05:31 in Palermo.

Where can I stay near Palermo?

There are 5272+ hotels available in Palermo. Prices start at $37.11 per night.
→
+0 →
Transport search
Transport search
On your way to Palermo? Choose a stop along the way
RomeVenice