There are 9 ways to get from Palermo to Essen by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, 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.
Fly Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PMO - DUS
5h 49m€87–264Fly Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PMO - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 51m€81–342Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
24h 22mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Essencar
30h 12m€257–382Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N597 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Essen central train stationbus N537
37h 45m€203–338Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CTA - DUS
7h 50m€95–265Fly Palermo Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PMO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
7h 20m€124–406Fly Palermo Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane PMO - DTM
6h 51m€94–330Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Wuppertal Hbfbus
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbftrain S9 / ...
40h 11m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Essen is to fly which costs €90 - €330 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €85 - €270.
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 Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 45m.
The distance between Palermo and Essen is 1606 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Essen without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Palermo to Essen, including transfers.
Palermo to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €85 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €200 - €340 and takes 37h 45m.
Palermo to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Palermo to Essen bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings and ITA Airways fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo to Essen central train station via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 37h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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