There are 11 ways to get from Ulm to Palermo by train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, ferry, or night train
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Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Palermo Airport (PMO)FMM - PMO
6h 12m€63–270Train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf62 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma TerminiFr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
24h 41m€146–416Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ulm to Port of Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
26h 37m€147–266Bus
- Take the bus from Ulm ZOB to Sibari
- Take the bus from Sibari to Palermo582 / ...
28h 20m€139–169Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)STR - PMO
6h 38m€108–329Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)MUC - PMO
7h 4m€112–356Train, ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)ZRH - PMO
8h 53m€121–324Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerth
- Take the train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)NUE - PMO
7h 53mTrain to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BSL - PMO
9h 1m€111–343Night train, train
- Take the night train from Ulm Hbf to Venezia MestreNj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma TerminiFr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
27h 52m€122–482Train, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to SingenRe3
- Take the bus from Singen Hohentwielstadion to Milan
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
33h 36m€109–160
Ulm to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €60 - €270 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs €60 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Ulm ZOB and arriving at Palermo via Sibari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Palermo Centrale via München Hbf, Verona Porta Nuova and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 41m.
The distance between Ulm and Palermo is 1202 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 24h 41m and costs €140 - €420.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Ulm to Palermo, including transfers.
Ulm to Palermo bus services, operated by Busitalia Simet S.p.A., depart from Ulm ZOB station.
Ulm to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Palermo is to train which takes 24h 41m and costs €140 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €170 and takes 28h 20m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Palermo Centrale via München Hbf, Verona Porta Nuova, and Roma Termini in around 24h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ulm ZOB to Palermo via Sibari in around 28h 20m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €17–25
- First Class
- €30–45
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €18–27
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Ulm ZOB to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sibari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Singen Hohentwielstadion to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.bsb.de/en
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
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Ulm to Palermo bus services, operated by Busitalia Simet S.p.A., arrive at Sibari station.
Ulm to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
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