There are 11 ways to get from Palermo to Karpathos by bus, plane, ferry, train, busferry, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, ferry
best- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CTA - HER
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry
14h 26m€123–338Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane CTA - AOK
11h 50m€67–286Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
46h 23mBus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane CTA - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry
13h 7m€114–319Fly Palermo Airport to Santorini, ferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Santorini (JTR)plane PMO - JTR
- Take the ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Karpathosferry
14h 7m€138–421Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane TPS - AOK
16h 15m€127–499Fly Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, ferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PMO - HER
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry
12h 50m€120–397Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, subway, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CTA - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry
22h 2m€181–475Fly Palermo Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane PMO - AOK
9h 4m€89–375Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry via Vlorë
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2dBus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 2h
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Karpathos is to bus and fly which costs €65 - €290 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Karpathos is to fly which takes 9h 4m and costs €85 - €380.
The distance between Palermo and Karpathos is 1372 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Karpathos without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 46h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 26m to get from Palermo to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 07:15 in Palermo and 08:15 in Karpathos.
There are 384+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Karpathos, Greece?
Ryanair and Volotea fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) once a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Trapani Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rome, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santorini via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Trapani Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rome, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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