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There are 10 ways to get from Gießen to Palermo by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, or bus

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Palermo Airport

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    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane FRA - PMO
    6h 29m
    €86–256

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain train
    6. Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain train Ic
    26h 31m
    €262–581

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Gießen to Port of Genoacar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    27h 40m
    €258–379

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Gießen to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus FlixBus N122 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus bus
    31h
    €257–361

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane FRA - CTA
    3. Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus bus
    9h 10m
    €99–279

  6. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane CGN - PMO
    8h 16m
    €101–391

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

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane NUE - PMO
    8h 42m
    €107–365

  8. Train, bus via Rho

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Domodossolatrain train Ec
    4. Take the bus from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanobus bus Re4
    5. Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain train
    6. Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain train Ic
    27h 15m

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus N77
    3. Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus bus
    36h 58m
    €217–341

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train Re30
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main - Stuttgarter Straße to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus bus
    38h 36m
    €297–421

Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration3h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€77Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,475.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 29m

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

You can take a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Palermo Centrale via Frankfurt, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 26h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gießen to Palermo Piazza Cairoli via Frankfurt central train station, Frankfurt, Mühlheim, and Mühlheim am Main in around 31h.

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