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Compare train and coach for Ancona to Palermo
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Ancona to Palermo among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £32. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 16h 42m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £32, and a train costs an average of £38.
Distance: 610 km
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£89 Average Price | £71 Average Price Cheapest |
17h 12m Average total duration Fastest 16h 42m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 19h 15m Average total duration 18h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Ancona to Palermo
How to get to Palermo from Ancona by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Ancona to Palermo is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Intercity 533 · Intercity 7275:5017h11Ancona station23:01Palermo Centrale£1051One-way1 change
Cheapest
Intercity 533 · Intercity 7275:5017h11Ancona station23:01Palermo Centrale£1051One-way1 change
Fastest
FRECCIAROSSA 8806 · FRECCIAROSSA 9613+
Intercity 7277:2015h41Ancona station23:01Palermo Centrale£1831One-way2 changes
Other options
Intercity 541+
FRECCIAROSSA 9325+
InterCityNotte 195515:5517h45Ancona station9:40Palermo Centrale£1851One-way2 changes
Regionale Veloce 4159+
InterCityNotte 195918:5017h11Ancona station12:01Palermo Centrale£2311One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus14:4520h15Ancona, Via Guglielmo Marconi / SS68111:00Palermo, Via Tommaso Fazello (Terminal Bus)£1691One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus9:1525h45Ancona, Piazza Rosselli (Stazione Ferroviaria)11:00Palermo, Via Tommaso Fazello (Terminal Bus)£2111One-way2 changes
LH7419+
LH191417:1017h50Ancona Marche Airport11:00Palermo Airport£3631One-way1 change
LH7419+
LH191617:1024h10Ancona Marche Airport17:20Palermo Airport£3631One-way1 change
EN8301+
OS186 · OS56317:1039h40Ancona Marche Airport8:50Palermo Airport£4081One-way2 changes
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FAQs: Ancona to Palermo
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This is compared to other travel options from Ancona to Palermo:
A coach is £18 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Ancona to Palermo costing on average £89.
Other travel options to Palermo take longer:
Train takes on average 16h 42m.
Coach takes on average 18h 45m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Ancona and Palermo as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Ancona station and arrive in Palermo Centrale.
- Coaches mostly depart from Ancona, Via Guglielmo Marconi / SS681 and arrive in Palermo, Via Tommaso Fazello (Terminal Bus).
- Travel with FlixBus, Linea 2 Mari to go to Palermo by coach.
- Travel with Intercity, Intercity Notte, Frecciarossa, Regionale to go to Palermo by train.
- Travel with Volotea, Aeroitalia to go to Palermo by flight.
- 0 direct flights per day with Volotea.
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