Travel Information between Lyon and Palermo
| 683 miles (1101 km) | |
| Train, bus or flight | |
| $33 - $276 | |
| Flight • $33 (€29) • 2 h | |
| Flight • $33 (€29) • 2 h | |
| FlixBus, Transavia France or SNCF (3) |
Take a train, bus or flight to travel 683 miles (1101 km) from Lyon to Palermo. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are FlixBus, Transavia France or SNCF (3) among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Lyon to Palermo.
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How to get from Lyon to Palermo by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Lyon to Palermo is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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You can get between Lyon and Palermo 3 different ways: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to travel between Lyon and Palermo is a flight with an average price of $33 (€29).
This is compared to other travel options from Lyon to Palermo:
A flight is $56 (€51) less than a bus with an average ticket price of $89 (€80) from Lyon to Palermo.
A flight is $243 (€220) less than a train for this trip with tickets for a train from Lyon to Palermo costing on average $276 (€249).
The fastest way from Lyon to Palermo is by flight with an average journey time of 2 h.
There are alternative travel options to Palermo that take longer:
Taking a bus requires on average 30 h 50 min of travel time.
Getting to Palermo by train takes 51 h 12 min on average.
Palermo is approximately 683 miles (1101 km) away from Lyon.
The average frequency per day from Lyon to Palermo is:
- 3 buses per day.
- Around 10 flights per day.
- 2 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Palermo from Lyon as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Lyon to Palermo:
- Most travelers who buy a plane ticket from Lyon to Palermo depart from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Palermo Airport.
The following travel companies offer services from Lyon to Palermo:
- FlixBus can take you to Palermo by bus. If searching for a good deal on buses, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Lyon to Palermo for $89 (€80).
- Travel with Transavia France, Volotea, easyJet, Vueling Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Air France, Austrian Airlines or Lufthansa Cityline (2) to go to Palermo by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Volotea Lyon to Palermo tickets on Omio for $33 (€29).
- SNCF (3) can take you to Palermo by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for SNCF (3) from Lyon to Palermo for $276 (€249).
Yes, there are direct routes from Lyon to Palermo with the following travel companies:
- You can find 1 direct flight per day to Palermo with.
Direct services to Palermo tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.
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