There are 6 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, fly
best- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LUX - PMO
6h 48m€92–256Train
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
25h 20m€185–504Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Metz to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
29h 4m€173–303Bus
- Take the bus from Metz Boulevard Poincare to Milanbus MarinoBus 252 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus Autoservizi Salemi 701
32h 30mTrain, 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 Ec
- 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 32m€153–469Bus via Lausanne
- Take the bus from Metz to Lausannebus
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Aostabus 479
- Take the bus from Aosta to Palermobus
39h 15m€151–361
Metz to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Metz to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €90 - €260 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Metz to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €90 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Metz to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Metz Boulevard Poincare and arriving at Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Milano, San Donato M3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Metz to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Metz Ville and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Strasbourg, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 20m.
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 25h 20m and costs €180 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 48m 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 Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Metz Ville station.
The best way to get from Metz to Palermo is to train which takes 25h 20m and costs €180 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 32h 30m.
What companies run services between Metz, France and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Metz Ville to Palermo Centrale via Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 25h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Metz Boulevard Poincare to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Milan and Milano, San Donato M3 in around 32h 30m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
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
- 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 Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–34
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- 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
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 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
- €45–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- 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
- €45–120
- 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
- €40–110
- 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
- +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
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Metz Boulevard Poincare to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Metz to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lausanne to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lausanne to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- 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
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Metz to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lausanne station.
Metz to Palermo train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
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