Palermo

Palermo Falcone-Borsellino International Airport is located 35 kilometres (20 miles) from Palermo. With the bus company Prestia e Comandè, you can get to the city centre of Palermo from the airport. The bus runs between 05:00 and 00:15 and from 06:30 the bus runs every 30 minutes. The tickets can be bought online (www.prestiaecomande.it), on the bus and at the ticket office at the airport (next to the Arrivals and the bus stop). There is also a train connecting the Central Station of Palermo with Punta Raisi, where the airport is located: check the timetable on the website of the Italian train company: www.trenitalia.com The airport taxi service is on the exit Arrivals Area and they are coordinated with the timetable of the arrival flights. Car rental companies such as Avis, Hertz, Europecar and Sixt are all located in the Arrivals Hall of the airport if you'd like to rent a car.

Stamps can be purchased at the post office, including tobacconists that carry either the blue and white "Tabacchi" sign or are simply marked with a "T". Besides the main post office, small branches can be found around the city, including one at the central station.

Palermo’s pharmacies have alternating open hours during weekends and nights. Antica Farmacia Cavour, located in the city centre, is open 24/7.

Country code: +39 Area code: 091 (do not omit the zero)