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Regional train to Palermo CentraleorTaxi at the fixed zone fare?

The short answer

For one traveler the Regional train to Palermo Centrale is cheaper by €43.20. But at 8 travelers the Taxi at the fixed zone fare takes over.

The Taxi at the fixed zone fare is quicker: 40 min against 1 h. The Regional train to Palermo Centrale varies between 51 and 66 minutes.

Regional train to Palermo Centrale: 05:18–00:20. Taxi at the fixed zone fare: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersRegional train to Palermo CentraleTaxi at the fixed zone fareDifference
1€6.80€50€43.20
2€13.60€50€36.40
3€20.40€50€29.60
4€27.20€50€22.80
5€34€50€16
6€40.80€50€9.20
7€47.60€50€2.40
8€54.40€50€4.40

The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Regional train to Palermo Centrale to the Taxi at the fixed zone fare. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Regionale · TrenitaliaRegional train to Palermo Centrale
From
The station in the basement of the terminal
To
Palermo Centrale, calling at Palermo Notarbartolo and the northern suburbs
Luggage
An ordinary regional train with racks; no luggage charge.
Runs
05:18–00:20
Journey
51–66 min

The coach is cheaper and quicker to the station. The train earns its fare if you are staying near Notarbartolo, Francia or the northern stations, where it stops and the coach does not.

Weekday trains take 51 to 66 minutes; the 34-minute Genio Express leaves the airport only on Sundays and holidays.

Buy the ticket before the platform, from the machines or the app, and validate a paper one. Boarding without a ticket here costs EUR 5 on top of the fare.

The integrated Palermo day ticket does not cover the airport, which lies outside the city boundary.

Regional train to Palermo Centrale: price for every party size

See the airport link on trenitalia.com
taxi · Comune di Palermo licensed taxisTaxi at the fixed zone fare
From
The rank at the arrivals exit — white cars, a taxi information desk outside the doors
To
Any address in Palermo; the zone decides the fare
Luggage
A saloon or a larger car; no luggage charge is published.
Runs
All night
Journey
30–50 min

The old town along Corso Vittorio Emanuele is the EUR 44 zone; the station and Brancaccio are EUR 50; Viale Lazio and the northern districts EUR 39. Say the address before you set off so the driver names the zone.

Eight of you pay EUR 50 here against EUR 54.40 on the train, but the coach is still cheaper at EUR 48 bought ahead.

Taxi sharing from two marked stands outside arrivals is EUR 10 a head, and only runs once four passengers are aboard; alone or as a pair it is not on offer.

Between the 01:05 coach and the 05:05 coach this is the only way into the city.

Taxi at the fixed zone fare: price for every party size

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