Palermo is splendidly located on the northwest coast of Sicily and is easily accessible, thanks to numerous connections by land, air, and water.
However, the most convenient means of reaching Palermo is definitely by air: thanks to numerous flights by domestic and low-cost airlines, Palermo’s Falcone Borsellino airport is connected to many airports in Italy and other parts of the world.
Transportation from the airport to the city center
By Train
The train station is located in the basement of the Terminal.
For information, schedules and costs refer to www.trenitalia.com
By Car
By car from Palermo: Highway A29 direction Trapani, exit “Puntaraisi – Falcone Borsellino Airport.”
By car from Trapani: Highway A29 direction Palermo, exit “Puntaraisi – Falcone Borsellino Airport.”
By Taxi
The Taxi service from the airport operates at the Arrivals Area exit in accordance with the flight arrival times.
If there is no operation, it is possible to request the service by contacting the telephone numbers below (waiting time about 20 minutes). Outside the arrivals area there is, in addition, a TAXI information desk.
Fares from Palermo to the Airport and vice versa.
– V.le Michelangelo / V.le Lazio: 39 euros
– C.so Calatafimi/Corso V. Emanuele: 44 euros
– Central Station/Brancaccio: 50 euros
Coop. Trinacria: +39 091-225455 +39 091 6878
Coop. Autoradio cab: +39 091-513311 +39 091 8481
Taxi Sharing
At the Arrivals area, there are 2 stalls providing cab sharing service.
The cars and stalls are easily identifiable.
The fee of 10 euros per passenger will be charged only when a minimum of 4 users are reached.
The service is provided by Trinacria Cooperative (reservations: www.6878.it/taxi-sharing or Whatsapp 331-4296956) and Autoradio Taxi Cooperative (reservations: www.taxi-palermo.com/taxi-sharing-palermo, or 091-8481 or Whatsapp 331-3284403).
Car rental
The offices of the car rental companies are located inside the Arrivals Hall. The car rental companies’ parking area, from which to pick up cars, is located in front of the Arrivals Hall and can be reached via a route marked by dedicated totems.
Below are the contacts of the car rental companies present at the Airport.
For more info Car Rentals – Palermo Airport.
Transportation from other locations
By Ferryboat
Below are the Italian ports connected by scheduled ferries with Palermo.
Ferries from Naples
Naples is the main port of call for crossings to Sicily. Ferries of the Tirrenia, Grandi Navi Veloci and SNAV companies depart daily from here and reach Palermo in about 10 hours.
Ferries from Salerno
Ferries of the Grimaldi Lines shipping company depart daily from the port of Salerno: the Salerno-Palermo journey also takes 10 hours.
Ferries from Genoa
For those who want to depart from northern Italy, there is the possibility of taking a ferry to Palermo from Genoa by the Grandi Navi Veloci company. The crossing takes about 20 hours.
Other departures Other cities from which you can take a ferry to Palermo are:
Civitavecchia: Grandi Navi Veloci company ferries depart from here, journey time 15 hours.
Livorno: Grimaldi Lines company ferries, journey time 18 hours.
Cagliari: ferries of the Tirrenia company (Moby Lines), journey time 12 hours.
For more info: https://www.sicilia.info/palermo/come-arrivare-palermo/traghetti-palermo/
By train
Palermo is connected by direct trains from Reggio Calabria, Naples, Rome and Milan.
The train ticket price also includes the ferry crossing over the Strait of Messina.
IT – Trenitalia
