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 Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MUC - PMO
5h 40m€93–279Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BER - PMO
6h 28m€56–228Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Ingolstadt Hbftrain 29
- Take the train from Ingolstadt Hbf to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- 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 59m€200–486Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 2m€241–394Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N1385
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
35h 30m€93–233Fly Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
5h 35m€95–286Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
5h 34m€72–328Fly Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STR - PMO
5h 34m€86–287Fly Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
7h 49m€94–279Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centralebus N1385
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
36h 24m€83–172Bus
- Take the bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to SALERNO, Piazza Concordiabus
- Take the bus from Salerno Piazza delle Concordia to Palermo Terminal Busbus
40h 34m€172–227
Germany to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Palermo is to fly which costs €55 - €230 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs €70 - €330.
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 24m.
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, Ingolstadt Hbf, München Hbf, Verona Porta Nuova and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 59m.
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 59m and costs €200 - €490.
It takes approximately 5h 40m 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 40m and costs €90 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €490 and takes 28h 59m, you could also bus via Bologna, which costs €80 - €180 and takes 36h 24m.
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) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Palermo Centrale via Berlin Hbf, Ingolstadt Hbf, München Hbf, Verona Porta Nuova, and Roma Termini in around 28h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Ingolstadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ingolstadt Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ingolstadt Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- 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
- €40–100
- 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
- €27–110
- 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
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- 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 SALERNO, Piazza Concordia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- 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 Salerno Piazza delle Concordia to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- 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
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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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 Ingolstadt Hbf station.
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