There are 9 ways to get from Palermo to Essen by plane, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, car, bus, or train
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 52m€96–320Fly Palermo Airport to Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane PMO - DTM
6h 50m€61–297Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
25h 35m€334–628Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Essencar
30h 12m€263–384Bus
- 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€210–322Fly Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PMO - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 35m€77–385Bus 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 48m€94–401Fly 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 55m€129–310Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Wuppertal Hbfbus
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbftrain S9 / ...
40h 1m€313–443
Palermo to Essen by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Essen is to fly which costs €60 - €300 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs €95 - €320.
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.
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, Rho-Fiera Milano and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 35m.
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 35m and costs €330 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 52m 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 52m and costs €95 - €320. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €330 - €650 and takes 25h 35m, you could also bus, which costs €210 - €330 and takes 37h 45m.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings and ITA Airways fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Essen Hbf via Roma Termini, Rho-Fiera Milano, and Basel SBB in around 25h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–700
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
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
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €300–420
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Palermo to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Palermo to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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