There are 11 ways to get from Palermo to Europe by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PMO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 46m$133–386Fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane PMO - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
9h 37m$130–406Train, 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 Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Wabern Bahnhoftrain
27h 22mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Europecar
29h 24m$233–396Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo to Sibaribus 582 / ...
- Take the bus from Sibari to Frankfurtbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhoftrain 50
34h 58m$205–290Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane PMO - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
12h 20m$155–503Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PMO - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbftrain
11h 48m$159–553Fly to Hahn, bus, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Hahn (HHN)plane PMO - HHN
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Hahn Airport to Mainz Short-term parking lot Am Schlagbus
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhoftrain
13h 1m$166–452Train, taxi
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Wabern Bahnhoftrain
- Take the taxi from Knüllwald-Ellingshausen to Europetaxi
28h 28m$361–654Bus, train via Görlitz
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the bus from NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Lucci to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowicebus
- Take the bus from ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice to FULDA, Hbf/ZOB, Am Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
45h 7m$213–284Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Bebra Bahnhoftrain 51
45h 15m$210–445
Palermo to Europe by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Europe is to fly and train which costs $130 - $410 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Europe is to fly and train which takes 9h 37m and costs $130 - $410.
The distance between Palermo and Europe is 1601 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Europe without a car is to train and ferry which takes 27h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Palermo to Europe, including transfers.
There are 794+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Palermo to Europe. However, you can take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Sontra Bahnhof, walk to Sontra Breitwiese, then take the line 260 bus to Nentershausen-Süß Gerstunger Straße. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Europe via Messina Centrale, Messina Marittima, Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, Milano Centrale, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Wabern Bahnhof, Wabern Bahnhof, and Spangenberg Stadtmitte in around 27h 22m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Munich International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Palermo Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hahn via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Palermo Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Wabern Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- 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 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $160–230
- 2nd Class
- $160–210
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Sibari to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Frankfurt Hahn Airport to Mainz Short-term parking lot Am Schlag
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Lucci to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice to FULDA, Hbf/ZOB, Am Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Bad Hersfeld Taxi Bastick
- Phone
- +49 6621 204311
- Website
- taxi-bastick.de
Bad Hersfeld
- Phone
- +49 6621 799888
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