Palermo Station

[Vanya Lamunyon]

Therailway station, designed by the Italian architect Di Giovanni, was opened on 7 June 1886. Still 1941 it was characterized by a big roof with a structure in iron and glass, substituted in the early 1950s with a reinforced concrete structure.

Palermo Centrale lies in the middle of the city, at Julius Caesar square (Piazza Giulio Cesare),[2] and its building has a multi-level structure.[3] It is a terminal station with 10 platforms for passenger service.

I will be arriving in Palermo on Monday Feb 13, 2017 at about 4:30PM and taking the bus from the airport to the central station. This will put me there about 6:30-7PM. Is it safe to walk from the station to the Ambasciatori Hotel?

It's a straight shot (roughly 10 minutes, 550 meters) on one, busy street "Via Roma". I think the scariest part will be just crossing the street from the rail station due to the whizzing traffic. What will be helpful (I believe) is if you go on Google Streetview (using the hotel name) and trace the walk yourself so that you are familiar with the surrounding area, all the buildings and what they look like (including the train station and front of hotel), and you can get comfortable with doing the walk even without a map.

I am a solo female traveler and took the Sicily tour a year ago. As previously noted, crossing that street in front of the station was scarier than walking to the hotel (well, not really scary - just kinda fun with all the crazy drivers:) Don't be concerned - just map it out first. Have a wonderful time!

Agree with what's already been said. Just wanted to add, be sure to go up to the rooftop terrace of your hotel and enjoy the glorious view and maybe treat yourself to a "welcome to Sicily" glass of wine? I loved this tour-both times!

Sally, the last time we were at the Ambasciatori (2015), they offered a short cooking class. DH and I were the only takers, and we had a great time. Learned a few useful tips, and enjoyed a great lunch. I recommend it, if you have time.

Palermo Central Station is located in Piazza Giulio Cesare, the heart of Palermo, one of the main cities in Sicily. Its 10 platforms see over 250 regional, fast regional and Intercity trains per day operated by Trenitalia. On these trains, you can reach Caltanissetta in 2h, Agrigento in 2h 10m, Messina in 3h 5m, Catania in 3h and Termini Imerese in 31m, with services running every 15 minutes.

You can find a car park and a bus and tram stop right outside the station. Apart from the services that connect the centre with the rest of the city and the nearby towns and villages, buses to Palermo Airport are also available.

When travelling from Palermo Central Station, take one of the 72 daily regional trains that go to the airport. The first train leaves at 04:00 and the last one at 20:05. You can also take one of the buses operated by Prestia e Comand. Buses run every 30 minutes from Palermo to the airport, with the first bus departing from Palermo Centrale at 04:00 and the last one at 22:30. From the airport, instead, the first service is available at 05:00 and the last one at 00:15.

The train station offers a waiting room, a ticket office and ticket machines, toilets, many bars and restaurants, a post office (Poste Italiane), a bank and a pharmacy. Travel assistance services for passengers with reduced mobility are also available. The tourist information office is at the station entrance on the ground floor and is open daily from 07:00 to 21:00.

The Teatro Massimo of Palermo is the largest opera house in Italy and the third in Europe after the theatres of Paris and Vienna. Its construction dates back to the end of the 19th century and is in neoclassical style.

When we were in Castel del Piano in Tuscany, the local deli had a large stainless steel vat that dispensed wine into any container of your liking, but not with the petrol station nozzle and counter. It was much nicer wine than what I found in bottles for 5 times the price. It was 1.40 euro per litre. I think if I had a huge amount of it I would lose self control! Jan

The space station looks like an airplane or a very bright star moving across the sky, except it doesn't have flashing lights or change direction. It will also be moving considerably faster than a typical airplane (airplanes generally fly at about 600 miles per hour; the space station flies at 17,500 miles per hour).

*If you are signed up for alerts please note that you will only receive alerts for flyovers that will reach a Max Height of at least 40. These flyovers provide the best chance for a sighting opportunity because they are visible above most landscapes and buildings.

When you arrive on the initial concourse directly in front of the trains, you will see a branch of McDonalds to the left and a Chef Express pizzeria to the right of it, these are the main food and drink outlets within the station.

The left luggage office is over to the right of this open-air concourse.

The Piazza Pretoria is one of the closest historical landmarks to Palermo Centrale, so it makes a good landmark to head to, if you want to set off on foot from the station to explore the city.

No bus routes/lines, penetrate the historical heart of Palermo, which is located to the west of the piazza.

The full name of Palermo Airport used to be Palermo Punta Raisi, hence the name of the rail station which is located directly beneath the airport terminal being Punta Raisi.

The station is served by local trains which depart every 30 minutes until shortly before 22:20, but the journey time between the airport and the city's main rail station, Palermo Centrale is an hour.

The trains are local suburban railway services and Palermo Centrale is located on the opposite side of the city from the airport, so the trains call at multiple stations adjacent to the city centre.

Therefore taking the trains to and from Palermo Centrale is obviously the way to go if you will be travelling by train between Palermo airport and other destinations in Sicily - though check the schedule of the trains before you commit to a flight.

However, when travelling between the airport and Palermo city centre, it's definitely worth checking if one of the other stations will be more convenient for your start and end points:

It's a long journey by train from Rome/Roma to Palermo hence both day and night trains being an option on this route.

A tick in the box for taking the day train is the hour after hour of fabulous coastal scenery, which can be enjoyed for the majority of the train ride; though the night train also travels along the northern coast of Sicily after dawn.

If your needs mainly concern space, you can rent a station waggon or a 9-seater minibus. If you want to look good at a business meeting, our top-of-the-range cars are the perfect solution.

The chaos of the city will probably make you lean towards a small car, but you could also consider renting an electric car and exploring the alleys full of history, traditions and culture, aboard an ultra-modern but totally environmentally friendly vehicle. When you are driving, breathe the salty air of the splendid Sicilian coasts and experience that sense of freedom that only our convertible cars can give to your holiday.

Have you still not found what you are looking for? Our fleet includes even more vehicles: saloons, trendy SUVs, a large selection of vehicles with automatic transmission and even commercial vans. All you have to do is choose one and travel with us!

You will certainly be interested in the fact that the collection and return of a vehicle at any of the city stations is free from surcharges. You got it right! If you collect a vehicle at Palermo airport and you need to return it to the city, or vice versa, there will be no surcharges. This will only be applied in the case of a one-way trip outside Palermo.

Visiting Palermo means immersing yourself in a timeless atmosphere where cultural and artistic contamination has given rise to a unique reality of peoples and peoples, making it the city of hospitality and multiculturalism. Renting a car in our office in via Napoli will let you immediately savour the unique charm of the historic centre of Palermo where ancient churches, historic palaces, noble residences, nineteenth-century convents and oratories, mysterious crypts and spectacular squares alternate without stopping along the axis of via Maqueda and, again, along Corso Vittorio Emanuele where you will come across the famous 4 Canti of the city, one of the most famous city crossroads in the world.

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