There are 5 ways to get from Forbach to Palermo by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Luxembourg, fly
best- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LUX - PMO
7h 41m€77–335Train, bus to Hahn, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Trier central train station to Frankfurt-Hahn Airportbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HHN - PMO
8h 53m€64–241Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Forbach to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
27h€233–342Bus
- Take the bus from Forbach to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
32h 27m€280–390Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
8h 18m€107–296
Luxembourg (LUX) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Forbach to Palermo is to train and bus and fly which costs €60 - €250 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Forbach to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs €75 - €340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Forbach and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli. Services depart once a week. The journey takes approximately 32h 27m.
The distance between Forbach and Palermo is 1556 km.
The best way to get from Forbach to Palermo without a car is to bus which takes 32h 27m and costs €280 - €390.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Forbach to Palermo, including transfers.
Forbach to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Forbach station.
Forbach to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Book your Forbach to Palermo bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 6010+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Forbach, France and Palermo, Italy?
Onebus operates a bus from Forbach to Palermo Piazza Cairoli once a week. Tickets cost €280–390 and the journey takes 32h 27m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Hahn to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- vlexx
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Forbach to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €280–390
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trier central train station to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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