There are 9 ways to get from Groningen to Palermo by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (Eurostar, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane AMS - PMO
7h 54m€117–360Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
10h 47m€106–441Train, ferry
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
29h 55mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Groningen to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 27m€331–484Bus
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
44h 24m€323–454Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BRE - PMO
10h 55m€121–429Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AMS - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
10h 32m€125–342Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Goudatrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane RTM - PMO
8h 40m€282–960Train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
29h 58m€599–1,040
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €110 - €360 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 7h 54m and costs €110 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli via Dortmund Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Schiphol Airport, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 58m.
The distance between Groningen and Palermo is 1945 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 29h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Groningen to Palermo, including transfers.
Groningen to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Palermo train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
The best way to get from Groningen to Palermo is to bus which takes 44h 24m and costs €320 - €460. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €600 - €1100 and takes 29h 58m.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Palermo Piazza Cairoli via Dortmund central bus station and Dortmund Hbf in around 44h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Groningen to Palermo Centrale via Schiphol Airport, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 29h 58m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Gouda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €380–650
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €380–650
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Dortmund Hbf to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €300–420
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Groningen to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Groningen to Palermo train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Schiphol Airport Train Station.
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