There are 6 ways to get from Darmstadt to Palermo by plane, train, bus, ferry, train (Trenitalia), car, or car ferry
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 Frankfurt
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
5h 43m€82–207Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 26 / ...
- Take the train from Heidelberg, 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 Napoli Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
24h 8mTrain
- Take the train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB 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
25h 24m€246–951Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Darmstadt to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
28h 15m€221–324Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STR - PMO
6h 56m€110–351Bus
- Take the bus from Darmstadt Main Train Station Zweifalltorweg to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
36h 20m
Darmstadt to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darmstadt to Palermo is to fly which costs €80 - €210 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Darmstadt to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 43m and costs €80 - €210.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Darmstadt Main Train Station Zweifalltorweg station and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 36h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Darmstadt to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 24m.
The distance between Darmstadt and Palermo is 1425 km.
The best way to get from Darmstadt to Palermo without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 24h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Darmstadt to Palermo, including transfers.
Darmstadt to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Darmstadt Main Train Station Zweifalltorweg.
Darmstadt to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Darmstadt to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 43m and costs €80 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €950 and takes 25h 24m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 36h 20m.
What companies run services between Darmstadt, Germany and Palermo, Italy?
Lufthansa, ITA Airways, and Swiss fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Palermo Centrale via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 25h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- 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 Darmstadt Main Train Station Zweifalltorweg to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
Darmstadt to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Darmstadt to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
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