There are 10 ways to get from Forbach to Palermo by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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 to Palermo Airport
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
8h 3m€79–323Train, bus to Hahn, fly to Palermo Airport
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 55m€75–257Train, ferry
- Take the train from Forbach(F) to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
25h 22mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Forbach to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
28h 15m€199–298Bus
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Milanbus FlixBus N11 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus N597
35h 33m€106–266Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
8h 26m€119–346Fly Saarbrücken Airport to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane SCN - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
7h 59m€98–384Train
- Take the train from Forbach(F) to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
25h 46m€336–662Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Genoabus FlixBus N506
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
35h 45m€152–244Train, bus
- Take the train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Alcamo SP55bus
- Take the bus from Alcamo via Gulliver to PALERMO via Sciuti Liberta'bus
38h 8m€126–217
Luxembourg (LUX) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forbach to Palermo is to train and bus which costs €120 - €220 and takes 38h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Forbach to Palermo is to fly and bus which takes 7h 59m and costs €95 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Forbach to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bahnhof, Forbach and arriving at Palermo via Messegelände, Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken bus station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Forbach to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Forbach(F) and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 46m.
The distance between Forbach and Palermo is 1556 km.
The best way to get from Forbach to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Forbach to Palermo, including transfers.
Forbach to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Saarbrücken bus station.
Forbach to Palermo train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Forbach(F) station.
The best way to get from Forbach to Palermo is to bus which takes 35h 33m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €330 - €700 and takes 25h 46m.
What companies run services between Forbach, France and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bahnhof, Forbach to Palermo via Messegelände, Saarbrücken, Brauerstr./Fernbusbahnhof, Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken bus station, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 35h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Forbach(F) to Palermo Centrale via Paris l'Est, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 25h 46m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hahn to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Saarbrücken Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Forbach(F) to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–390
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trier central train station to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Alcamo SP55
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Alcamo via Gulliver to PALERMO via Sciuti Liberta'
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Forbach to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Forbach to Palermo train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris l'Est station.
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