Palermo Airport Arrivals (PMO)

Flight Arrivals at Palermo Airport

Palermo Airport is linked to the city of Palermo via shuttle buses, taxis and trains. The airport is just 35 km distance from the city. It lies at Punta Raisi, which is also the name used by the airport's train station.

After passing through immigration (passport control), passengers arriving at Palermo Airport are directed to the baggage reclaim area. If baggage is lost, travelers should inform their airline as soon as possible. Many items of baggage do turn up eventually, some within a few hours of being reported missing. After reporting lost baggage to the relevant airline, it is possible to track it via its baggage identification tag, which carries an identification code. There is a Lost & Found office at the airport, where returned baggage can be collected by passengers, if it was found within Palermo Airport. If baggage was lost en route, the airline will have their own Lost & Found office, where baggage can be reclaimed.

Passing through the Customs area, passengers will be directed by signage to the various onward travel options. Car rental companies at Palermo Airport include Avis, Europcar, Hertz, Maggiore, Locauto and Win Rent, but there are many more offering affordable transport options suitable for leisure and business travel.

An Information Desk is located in the Arrivals hall. Staff can provide information on flights, offer or arrange assistance to minors travelling on their own, and advise on onward travel options from just outside the terminal. The Information Desk is open from 6.00 am to midnight every day.

Passengers in need of tourist information will find an office on the ground floor of the terminal that is open from Mondays to Fridays from 8.30 am to 7.30 pm, and on Saturdays from 8.30 am to 6.00 pm. The Tourist Information office can help with information on hotels, onward travel to the city of Palermo and where to find tourist attractions in the city and surroundings.

WiFi Access

Unlimited, free WiFi access is available throughout the terminal. Travelers wanting to check their emails or surf the Internet can log onto the GESAP network by selecting the "Hot Spot GESAP" option on their screen. When the browser is opened, the GESAP home page appears. Following the instructions will allow travelers to connect.

Getting to Palermo and beyond

Radio Taxi Trinacria offers taxi sharing from 10.00 euros per person, tel +39 091 225460 or tel +39 091 225455, http://www.radiotaxitrinacria.it/. It is typical for 4 passengers to share a taxi to enjoy the lowest rates.

Autoradio Taxi, or Coop. Autoradio Taxi, charges 35.00 euros for a trip to Palermo from the airport and vice versa, tel +39 091 513 311, http://www.autoradiotaxi.it/.

The taxi rank is just outside the terminal. Calling out a taxi takes around 20 minutes, if none are standing outside the building.

Shuttle buses and coach travel is also available at Palermo Airport. The airport shuttle is operated by Autolinee Prestia and Comandè (https://www.prestiaecomande.it/). Buses run approximately every 30 to 40 minutes. The shuttle service starts at the airport at 5.00 am, and ends at 00.15 pm. In Palermo, the first shuttle leaves at 4.00 am, and the last leaves the city at 10.30 pm.

The shuttle runs from the airport to Via Belgio, Via Croce Rossa 125-Via A De Gasperi 187, Via Libertà 203/corner with Lazio, Via Libertà 171/corner with Via Rutelli, Via Libertà 95 at Piazza A Gentili, Via Libertà 45 at Piazza Croci, Politeama, Via Emerico Amari 5 (Porto) to Palermo Central Train Station. The journey takes around 50 minutes.

Tickets for the airport shuttle can be purchased online at the above address, or at the airport ticket office located in the Arrivals area. Tickets cost 6.00 euros per person going one-way.

Trains run to Palermo from just beneath the terminal – escalators and lifts take passengers to the underground station, where Trenitalia trains offer onward travel. The airport train arrives at Palermo Central Train Station about one hour later, https://www.trenitalia.com/.

Other Services

Palermo Airport terminal has a First Aid Station on the first floor, where the Italian Red Cross provides first aid treatment in emergencies. The station is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

The Ticket Office on the first floor is open from Monday to Sunday from 05.00 am to 10.00 pm.