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How to get fromDresden to Palermoby plane, car, car ferry, train (Trenitalia), bus, or train

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There are 11 ways to get from Dresden to Palermo by plane, car, car ferry, train (Trenitalia), bus, or train

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Palermo Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane DRS - PMO
    8h 23m
    €175–607

  2. Bus to Wroclaw, fly to Palermo Airport

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    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Wroclaw, Wroclaw Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane WRO - PMO
    9h 7m
    €76–319

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Dresden to Port of Genoacar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    29h 39m
    €291–426

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Kufsteintrain train 91
    3. Take the train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rj / ...
    4. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano Bozentrain train Re
    5. Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Terminitrain train Fr
    6. Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain train Ic
    30h
    €303–625

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to München, ZOBbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus bus
    34h 9m
    €281–374

  6. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Palermo Airport

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane PRG - PMO
    7h 39m
    €85–239

  7. Fly Dresden Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane DRS - CTA
    2. Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus bus
    10h 56m
    €153–389

  8. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane PRG - CTA
    3. Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus bus
    10h 6m
    €88–231

  9. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Trapani Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane plane PRG - TPS
    3. Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus bus
    11h 16m
    €88–304

  10. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane NUE - PMO
    9h 5m
    €138–389

  11. Bus via Rome

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus N60 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus bus
    38h 50m
    €218–339

Dresden to Palermo by train

Calendar11Weekly Trains
Duration30hAverage Duration
Ticket€303Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,485.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 23m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Palermo, Italy?

Lufthansa and Swiss fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Palermo Centrale via Leipzig Hbf, Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Bolzano Bozen, and Roma Termini in around 30h.

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