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Palermo Centrale by sleeper train
The end of the line: Sicily's capital of Arab-Norman monuments, street markets and street food.
Reasons to get off here
- Ballarò, the city's oldest market, is the first sight you reach walking from the station
- The Palatine Chapel in Palazzo dei Normanni, with Byzantine gold mosaics under an Islamic wooden ceiling
- The cathedral, begun in 1185, part of the UNESCO Arab-Norman Palermo listing
- Quattro Canti and Piazza Pretoria, the Baroque heart of the old city
- Ballarò market, on the walk from the station into the old town
- Trinacria Express train to the airport: about 1 hour
- Bus 389 from Piazza Indipendenza to Monreale: about 30 to 35 minutes
- Trains to Cefalù from the Central Station
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily · ICN 1955 | Rome → Naples → (ferry) → Messina → Palermo | 09:24 | — | Daily |
| Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily · ICN 1954 | Palermo → Messina → (ferry) → Naples → Rome | — | 17:12 | Daily |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
Palermo Centrale, answered
Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily.
Times in both directions are below.
ICN 1955 (Rome–Naples–(ferry)–Messina–Palermo): arrives 09:24; ICN 1954 (Palermo–Messina–(ferry)–Naples–Rome): leaves 17:12.
Times are local and can change for engineering works.
The end of the line: Sicily's capital of Arab-Norman monuments, street markets and street food.
We would allow: two or three days.
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.