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Compare train, bus, and flight for Lyon to Palermo
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Lyon to Palermo among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €72. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 48m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €72, and a flight costs an average of €76.
Distance: 684 miles (1102 km)
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€240 Average price | €139 Average price Cheapest | €213 Average price |
5h 48m Average total duration Fastest 2h 48m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 28h 40m Average total duration 28h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 21h 52m Average total duration 21h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Lyon to Palermo
How to get from Lyon to Palermo by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Lyon to Palermo is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBusCheapest
FlixBus · FlixBusFastest
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FR 3946Other options
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9255+InterCityNotte 797+
Intercity 72317984 · 17534+9255+InterCityNotte 79718515+9253+InterCityNotte 797+Intercity 723FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBusU22998+FR 4904
VY1221 · VY6106+FR 4904
SN3588 · SN3181+FR 4904Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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This is compared to other travel options from Lyon to Palermo:
A bus is $5 (€4) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Lyon to Palermo costing on average $95 (€76).
A bus is $92 (€73) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lyon to Palermo costing on average $182 (€145).
Other travel options to Palermo take longer:
Train takes on average 23h 35m.
Bus takes on average 27h 35m.
- Around 14 flights per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Lyon and Palermo as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and arrive in Palermo Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Lyon Part Dieu and arrive in Palermo Centrale.
- Buses mostly depart from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and arrive in Palermo, Via Tommaso Fazello (Terminal Bus).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Palermo by bus.
- Travel with Volotea, Transavia France, easyJet, Vueling Airlines, Air France, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa Cityline, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines to go to Palermo by flight.
- Travel with Intercity Notte, SNCF to go to Palermo by train.
- 1 direct flights per day with Volotea, Transavia France, easyJet.
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