Palm-lined street leading down to the sea

Getting Here

15 minutes from Palermo Airport, with direct trains to the airport and the city.

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Where you’ll be

Isola delle Femmine, Sicily

A small seaside town on the coast just west of Palermo, between the mountains and the sea. Isola Dream is a few minutes’ walk from the beach and the town centre. Natalia will send you the exact address and directions when your booking is confirmed.

  • Beach a few minutes on foot
  • Isola delle Femmine station in town
  • Palermo Airport (PMO) about 15 min by car
  • Mondello about 20 min
  • Palermo city centre about 30 min by car
  • Trapani Airport (TPS) about 1 h 10 min
  • Catania Airport (CTA) about 2 h 45 min

Flying in

Airports

The closest airport

Palermo Falcone Borsellino (PMO)

About 15 minutes by car, or 15–20 minutes by direct train from the airport’s own railway station (Palermo Aeroporto / Punta Raisi) to Isola delle Femmine.

Western Sicily

Trapani Birgi (TPS)

Around 85 km away – about 1 hour 10 minutes by car via the A29 motorway.

Eastern Sicily

Catania Fontanarossa (CTA)

Sicily’s busiest airport, with flights from many more cities – about 2 hours 45 minutes by car.

By train

Trains to the airport and Palermo

Isola delle Femmine has its own station on the regional line between Palermo Airport and Palermo Centrale, with direct trains throughout the day.

  • To Palermo Airport: about 15–20 minutes
  • To Palermo city centre: about 35–45 minutes, with stops across the city
  • Buy tickets in the Trenitalia app or website, or at the station machines – validate paper tickets before boarding
  • Check the latest timetable on trenitalia.com

By car

Driving & car hire

  • All the major car hire companies have desks at Palermo Airport
  • The A29 motorway runs along this stretch of coast, linking Palermo, the airport and Trapani
  • A car is the easiest way to enjoy day trips around western Sicily
  • Paid parking is available opposite the house – pay by the hour with the EasyPark app
  • In Palermo, the historic centre has a limited traffic zone (ZTL) – the train or a car park on the edge of the centre is easiest

Door to door

Airport transfers

Prefer to be met on arrival? Natalia can arrange a transfer from Palermo Airport straight to the house. Ask when you send your booking request.

By sea

Ferries connect the port of Palermo with mainland Italy, including Naples, Genoa, Civitavecchia and Livorno, and hydrofoils run to the island of Ustica.

Journey times are approximate and depend on traffic and season.

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