There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Palermo by plane, train, bus, ferry, train (Trenitalia), car, or car ferry
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Fly from Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STR - PMO
5h 25m€83–235Train, 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 17m€73–316Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Heilbronn ZOB - Fernbusbahnhof - Bahnhofstrasse 41 to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Napolitrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
22h 52mTrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
25h 1m€252–611Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stuttgart to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
27h 41m€197–300Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
6h 25m€98–344Train, 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 21m€135–483Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
27h 51mBus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
30h 45mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhoftrain Re6
- Take the bus from Tübingen central station to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
31h 25m€179–323
Stuttgart to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €70 - €320 and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli via ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 51m.
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, Bellinzona, Milano Rogoredo and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 1m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Palermo is 1259 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Palermo without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 22h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 25m 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 25m and costs €80 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €250 - €650 and takes 25h 1m, you could also bus via Zurich, which costs and takes 27h 51m.
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) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Palermo Centrale via Singen, Zürich HB, Bellinzona, Rho Fiera Milano, Milano Rogoredo, and Roma Termini in around 25h 1m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- kundenservice@dbregiobus-sw.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- 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
- €35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- 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 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- 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
- €23–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- 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
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Heilbronn ZOB - Fernbusbahnhof - Bahnhofstrasse 41 to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
Bus from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Tübingen central station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Stuttgart to Palermo bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Stuttgart to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Singen station.
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