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Naples to Palermo by flight or ferry
About 310 km. The flight is fastest at 3.8 h; the ferry is cheapest, from ₹3,730 per person.
Fastest
Flight
Flight to Palermo (Volotea / ITA)
3.8 h door to door
Cheapest
Ferry
Overnight ferry (GNV / Grimaldi / Tirrenia)
from ₹3,730 per person
Best value
Flight
Flight to Palermo (Volotea / ITA)
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | Overnight ferry (GNV / Grimaldi / Tirrenia) | 10.5 hovernight | ₹3,730–₹17,040per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Flight to Palermo (Volotea / ITA) | 3.8 h | ₹4,790–₹21,300per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
- Ferry, Overnight ferry (GNV / Grimaldi / Tirrenia): Evening departures arriving early morning; budget is a seat, mid a berth in a shared cabin, luxury a private outside cabin.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Ferry · Overnight ferry (GNV / Grimaldi / Tirrenia) | ₹7,460–₹34,080 | ₹14,920–₹68,160 |
| Flight · Flight to Palermo (Volotea / ITA) | ₹9,580–₹42,600 | ₹19,160–₹85,200 |
Once you’re in Palermo
- Best time: April – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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