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There are 12 ways to get from Jena to Palermo by train, plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, or car ferry

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  1. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane NUE - PMO
    7h 21m
    €113–536

  2. Train, bus via Salerno

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain train Re3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 29 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Salernobus bus
    4. Take the train from Salerno to Palermo Centraletrain train Ic
    27h 18m
    €234–598

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain train Re3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Kufsteintrain train 91
    3. Take the train from Kufstein to Brennero - Brennertrain train Rj / ...
    4. Take the train from Brennero - Brenner 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
    29h 1m
    €275–776

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Jena to Port of Genoacar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    30h 23m
    €250–367

  5. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane LEJ - PMO
    9h 42m
    €160–300

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane FRA - PMO
    8h 50m
    €133–482

  7. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane MUC - PMO
    9h 13m
    €167–771

  8. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    4. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane CGN - PMO
    10h 36m
    €144–645

  9. Train, train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holešovicetrain train
    4. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane PRG - PMO
    12h 24m
    €121–368

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Jena Saalbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus bus
    33h 40m
    €223–446

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Jena bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus N1305 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus bus
    33h 55m
    €279–401

  12. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Saalfeld(Saale)train train Rb / ...
    2. Take the train from Saalfeld to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus bus
    35h 41m
    €288–526

Jena to Palermo by train

Calendar11Weekly Trains
Duration29h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket€275Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,540.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 21m

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

You can take a train from Jena West to Palermo Centrale via Erfurt Hbf, Kufstein, Brennero - Brenner, Bolzano Bozen, and Roma Termini in around 29h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jena bus station to Palermo Piazza Cairoli via Frankfurt central train station, Frankfurt, Mühlheim, and Mühlheim am Main in around 33h 55m.

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