There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Palermo by plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Munich International Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MUC - PMO
5h 41m€93–309Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BER - PMO
6h 28m€61–278Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovatrain 89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
28h 11m€184–528Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 2m€239–399Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N1385
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
35h 28m€101–273Fly from Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
5h 36m€100–276Fly from Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STR - PMO
5h 35m€91–297Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
5h 35m€72–327Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DUS - PMO
6h 2m€86–258Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centralebus N1385
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
36h 40m€85–296Bus
- Take the bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Luccibus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Busbus
40h 35m€174–226
Germany to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Palermo is to fly which costs €60 - €280 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Palermo. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. and arriving at Palermo via S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Palermo. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Berlin Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, München Hbf, Verona Porta Nuova and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 11m.
The distance between Germany and Palermo is 1202 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 28h 11m and costs €180 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Germany to Palermo, including transfers.
Germany to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Germany to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 41m and costs €90 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €180 - €550 and takes 28h 11m, you could also bus via Bologna, which costs €80 - €300 and takes 36h 40m.
What companies run services between Germany and Palermo, Italy?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and ITA Airways fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Palermo Centrale via Berlin Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, München Hbf, Verona Porta Nuova, and Roma Termini in around 28h 11m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Lucci
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
Germany to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Germany to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
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