Italy Guide
Sicily
Arrival
Palermo's Falcone Borsellino airport ( 
800.541.880, 
www.gesap.it ) is at Punta Raisi, 31km west of the city. Buses (Prestia & Comandè 091.580.457) run into the city every thirty minutes from 6.30am until midnight, taking forty-five minutes, and stop outside Politeama theatre, Stazione Marittima, and at Stazione Centrale; tickets (€5) on board.
All trains arrive at the Stazione Centrale (enquiries 091.603.3121) at the southern end of Via Roma, and the majority of the country- and island-wide buses operate out of Via Paolo Balsamo alongside. Buses #101 and #102 run from the station along Via Roma to Via della Libertà and the linea gialla and linea rossa, little buses that run through the centro storico, can also be picked up at the station.
All ferry and hydrofoil services dock at the Stazione Marittima, just off Via Francesco Crispi, from where it's a ten-minute walk up Via E. Amari to Piazza Castelnuovo. Or take bus #101 or #102, which run up to Via Roma and the train station.