There are 9 ways to get from Palermo to Essen by plane, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, car, bus, train, or night train
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Fly Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PMO - DUS
5h 51m€89–243Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
25h 44m€336–539Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Essencar
30h 12m€222–390Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3bus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Baden-Badennighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Essen Hbftrain 43
32h 9m€210–535Fly Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PMO - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 28m€93–397Fly Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, drive
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane PMO - AMS
- Drive from Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS to Essencar
7h 50m€109–260Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CTA - DUS
8h 37m€101–333Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
34h 3m€226–415Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bologna Centralebus N597
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Essen central train stationbus N537
37h 55m€124–278
Palermo to Essen by bus, subway, foot, train, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Essen is to fly which costs €85 - €250 and takes 5h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Essen central train station via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Essen. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Essen Hbf via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 44m.
The distance between Palermo and Essen is 1606 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Essen without a car is to train which takes 25h 44m and costs €330 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Palermo to Essen, including transfers.
Palermo to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs €85 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €330 - €550 and takes 25h 44m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €280 and takes 37h 55m.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings, ITA Airways, and two other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Essen Hbf via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 25h 44m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €75–95
- Smart Flex
- €80–100
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Baden-Baden to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €257–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €70–110
- Cabin
- €130–160
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Palermo to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Palermo to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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