Hotels in Palermo
Travelling to Palermo
    
The most direct way of getting to Palermo is undoubtedly by air. However, the
city is also easily reachable by car, train, boat or bus.
A direct bus service between Palermo and Rome is provided by the Segesta bus
company. Coaches departing from Stazione Tiburtina in Rome arrive at Piazza
Balsamo in Palermo and also stop at 3 Via Turati. Journey time is about 12 hours.
A parallel service is provided by Sais Trasporti from Rome (Stazione Tiburtina)
to Palermo, changing at Caltanissetta.
Ryanair is the only airline offering direct flights from the UK to Palermo.
Alternatively, Alitalia offers return fares via Rome or Milan. Palermo's Falcone-Borsellino
Airport is located 20kms north of the city in Punta Raisi. Taxis cost around
€40 one-way. There's a half-hourly bus service from outside the arrivals
hall into the city which drops passengers at two points: the Piazza Politeama
in the north, and the main train station, the Stazione Centrale, in the south.
This takes around 35 minutes and costs €4.65 one-way.
The city airport, Punta Raisi (or Falcone-Borsellino as it was re-christened
after the two judges who were murdered by the Mafia), is located some 20kms
north of Palermo. Buses provide a shuttle service to the city centre, running
every 30 minutes; these stop at Via Lazio, Piazza Ruggero Settimo, in front
of the Politeama theatre, and at the Stazione Centrale, in front of the Hotel
Elena.
National ferry companies provide services from Genoa, Naples, Livorno, Cagliari
and the smaller islands (Ustica, Pelagian, Egadi, and Aeolian Islands), while
international services operate from Malta and Tunis.
From April 20 to October 7, you can also take a ferry or hydrofoil from Naples
to Palermo. Either one takes cars. The hydrofoil takes four hours; the ferry
leaves at 19:30 and arrives the next morning. Onboard services include amusement
arcades, television, movies and even a discotheque! The same company also runs
a hydrofoil to Lipari in the summer.
Selection of hotels in this region:
Cristal Palace | | Holiday Inn Palermo | |
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