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The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Palermo to Rome is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
12 h
Average
12 h 37 m
Buses per day
2
Distance
427 km
Of the 2 buses that leave Palermo for Rome every day 2 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 264 miles (426 km) | |
Average bus duration | 13 h 15 min | |
Average bus ticket price | $51 (€46) | |
Bus frequency | 2 a day | |
Direct bus | Yes, there are 2 direct buses a day | |
Bus companies | Sais Autolinee, Autoservizi Salemi, Bus Center, Infobus, Flixbus, BlaBlaCar or Itabus |
Buses from Palermo to Rome cover the 264 miles (426 km) long route taking on average 13 h 15 min with our travel partners like Sais Autolinee, Autoservizi Salemi, Bus Center, Infobus, Flixbus, BlaBlaCar or Itabus. Normally, there are 2 buses operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest bus tickets for this trip for as low as $38 (€34), but the average price of bus tickets is $51 (€46). Travelers depart most frequently from Palermo, Via Tommaso Fazello (Terminal Bus) and arrive in Rome, Termini (G).
For as little as $38 (€34) you can travel by bus to Rome from Palermo with FlixBus. Omio will show you the best deals, schedules and tickets available for this route.
FlixBus is one of the most popular low-cost bus companies in Europe. Founded in Germany, FlixBus has expanded its services throughout Europe and even to the United States, giving travelers in both continents the option to take a long-distance bus at an affordable price. FlixBus also operates overnight buses on select routes throughout Europe. FlixBus offers only the Standard ticket for all its routes, which allows you to bring one carry-on bag and one checked bag per person. Additional fees apply for bringing extra luggage and making specific seat reservations, such as if you want to book an Extra Seat, Table Seat or the Panorama Seat. Standard amenities onboard include free Wi-Fi, power outlets to charge your phone, tablet or laptop during long bus journeys, extra legroom, luggage space and toilets.
FlixBus from Palermo to Rome bus information:
There are several options to reach Rome from Palermo by bus: the routes proposed by three bus companies are directed from city to city or, at most, provide for a change in an intermediate city. The most frequent departures are on Mondays, the day on which five buses depart from Palermo. The duration of the journey also includes boarding and passage on the ferry that from the port of Messina reaches that of Villa San Giovanni in Calabria.
The buses that provide direct daily connections with buses Palermo Rome are the company BusCenter.it and the company SAIS Transport. The Flixbus bus also operates on the same route and offers transfers that involve a change of bus at the bus station in Taranto.
The duration of the journey to reach the city of Rome from Palermo with a journey that arrives directly at your destination goes, approximately, from 12 hours and 15 minutes to 12 hours and 45 minutes. It is different if you select a departure including change: in this case, the Palermo Roma buses take, more or less, 19 hours and 10 minutes.
The weekly runs to the capital from Palermo are on average four per day, three of which are direct and one with change: about 30 per week. The departure time for all bus lines is in the late afternoon, so most of the journey is made at night, and then arrive in Rome around 06:15.
Palermo Bus Station: the bus station in Piazza Cairoli, parallel to platform n.1 of the State Railways, can be reached by local bus 101. Here you will find refreshment points, toilets and ticket office. The Filippo Turati bus station, connected by buses 101 and 102 that take you to the centre in 15 minutes, is near a bar and a ticket office.
Arrival station: The Tiburtina bus station is connected to the centre and can be reached in about 20 minutes by bus 62 and by metro line B. Available to users: free Wi-Fi, monitor with indication of departures and arrivals, ticket office, information point, toilets, security service and parking for the disabled.
When departing from Palermo, you have various bus station options to start your journey from including Palermo, Via Tommaso Fazello (Terminal Bus), Palermo, Centrale and Palermo, Piazza Cairoli. When arriving in Rome, you can end your trip in bus stations like Rome, Termini (G), Rome, Roma Ostiense and Rome, Termini.
Passengers board the bus most frequently from Palermo, Via Tommaso Fazello (Terminal Bus), which is located around 2.3 miles (3.7 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the bus at Rome, Termini (G), located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away from the city centre.
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