Palermo ferries connect Sicily with Tunisia, Italy, Rome, Sardinia, Aeolian Islands & Ustica Island with crossings available to Tunis (in Tunisia), Genoa, Naples, Salerno & Livorno (in Italy), Civitavecchia (in Rome), Cagliari (in Sardinia), Panarea, Vulcano, Lipari, Salina, Stromboli, Rinella, Alicudi, Filicudi & Ginostra (in Aeolian Islands), Milazzo (in Sicily) & Ustica (in Ustica Island). Sailings from Palermo are operated by numerous ferry companies.
There are up to 26 ferry crossings daily from Palermo with sailing durations starting from 1 hour 30 minutes. Our Palermo ferry summary provides a good guide but for the latest sailing information use our fare search.
The capital city of the island of Sicily, Palermo is found on the north coast and is used as the gateway to mainland Italy. There are a huge number of ferry routes departing the port each day, crossing to regions in Italy or other islands off the Italian coast.