There are 9 ways to get from Stuttgart to Palermo by plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, train, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STR - PMO
5h 34m€108–263Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FMM - PMO
7h 34m€63–254Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
24h 2m€286–756Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stuttgart to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
27h 41m€192–290Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
29h 38mTrain to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
6h 29m€108–348Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZRH - PMO
8h 26m€119–356Train via Munich
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovatrain 89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
26h 19m€245–594Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- 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 6m€239–596
Stuttgart to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €60 - €260 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart and arriving at Palermo via Zurich Bus Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Singen, Zürich HB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 2m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Palermo is 1259 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 24h 2m and costs €280 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Stuttgart to Palermo, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Palermo bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Stuttgart station.
Stuttgart to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €280 - €800 and takes 24h 2m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 29h 38m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Palermo, Italy?
Eurowings, ITA Airways, and two other airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Palermo Centrale via Singen, Zürich HB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 24h 2m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- 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
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Stuttgart to Palermo bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
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