There are 8 ways to get from Metz to Palermo by train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Luxembourg, fly
best- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LUX - PMO
6h 49m€68–240Train
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Colmartrain Tgv
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- 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 Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
24h 47m€174–466Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Metz to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
29h 4m€176–301Bus
- Take the bus from Metz to Milanbus FlixBus N473
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus N597
31h 50m€71–168Train, bus to Hahn, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale 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
9h 35m€82–278Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CRL - PMO
9h 57m€82–326Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 31m€157–456Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus Autoservizi Salemi 701
33h 9m€86–152
Metz to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Metz to Palermo is to bus via Milan which costs €85 - €160 and takes 33h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Metz to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Metz to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Metz and arriving at Palermo via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Metz to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Metz Ville and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Colmar, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 47m.
The distance between Metz and Palermo is 1487 km.
The best way to get from Metz to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 24h 47m and costs €170 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Metz to Palermo, including transfers.
Metz to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Metz station.
Metz to Palermo train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Metz Ville station.
The best way to get from Metz to Palermo is to train which takes 24h 47m and costs €170 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €170 and takes 31h 50m.
What companies run services between Metz, France and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Metz Ville to Palermo Centrale via Colmar, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 24h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Metz to Palermo via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 31h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Hahn to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Hahn to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Hahn to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
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 Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- 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
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- 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
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Metz to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trier central train station to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- 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 Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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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Metz to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Metz to Palermo train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Colmar station.
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