There are 9 ways to get from Hanover to Palermo by plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, train, night train, or ferry
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 Hannover Airport
best- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HAJ - PMO
7h 43m€109–334Train to Bremen Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BRE - PMO
9h 10m€102–378Train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof 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
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 56m€340–772Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hanover to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
30h 56m€266–397Bus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Milanbus FlixBus N24
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus N597
38h 30m€132–313Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
8h 1m€155–428Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Wuppertal Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
8h 34mNight train, bus, car ferry
- Take the night train from Hannover Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
38h 38m€168–320Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from HANNOVER, ZOB - Rundestrasse 12 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 ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
41h 8m€170–424
Hanover to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €100 - €380 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs €100 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Hanover central bus station and arriving at Palermo via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Palermo Centrale via München Hbf, Verona Porta Nuova and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 56m.
The distance between Hanover and Palermo is 1656 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 27h 56m and costs €340 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Hanover to Palermo, including transfers.
Hanover to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs €100 - €340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €340 - €800 and takes 27h 56m, you could also bus, which costs €130 - €320 and takes 38h 30m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Palermo, Italy?
Swiss, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Palermo Centrale via München Hbf, Verona Porta Nuova, and Roma Termini in around 27h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from HANNOVER, ZOB - Rundestrasse 12 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/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
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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Hanover to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Hanover to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
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