There are 10 ways to get from Mainz to Palermo by plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly from Frankfurt
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
5h 37m€79–229Bus to Hahn, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahnbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HHN - PMO
6h 23m€72–253Train
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
25h 5m€252–943Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Mainz to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
28h 27m€225–330Bus
- Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
32h 15m€255–356Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STR - PMO
7h 7m€101–383Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
7h 27m€86–441Train, bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
25h 40m€271–752Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Milanbus FlixBus 476
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus N597
35h€166–290Bus #2
- Take the bus from Wiesbaden Gartenfeldstraße P+R to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
38h 15m€293–404
Mainz to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Palermo is to fly which costs €75 - €230 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Ginsheim-Gustavsburg-Gustavsburg Am Alten Fährhaus and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli via Frankfurt, Obertshausen Bahnhof and Mühlheim am Main. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 5m.
The distance between Mainz and Palermo is 1425 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 25h 5m and costs €250 - €950.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Mainz to Palermo, including transfers.
Mainz to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Mühlheim am Main station.
Mainz to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €75 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €250 - €950 and takes 25h 5m, you could also bus, which costs €250 - €360 and takes 32h 15m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Palermo, Italy?
Lufthansa, ITA Airways, and Swiss fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Palermo Centrale via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 25h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hahn to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Hahn to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €250–350
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Wiesbaden Gartenfeldstraße P+R to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €290–400
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 (0) 6543 5019-400
- reisebuero@bohr.de
- Website
- Bohr
Bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- Bohr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mainz central train station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- 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
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Mainz to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
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