There are 12 ways to get from Linz to Palermo by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, train (Trenitalia), or night train
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Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VIE - PMO
6h 28m€78–257Train, train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BTS - PMO
8h 2m€69–322Train, ferry
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano Bozentrain Re
- Take the train from Bolzano to Napolitrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
22h 53m€203–461Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 861
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centralebus 482 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus
30h 10m€155–269Drive, ferry
- Drive from Linz to Naples Beverellocar
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
19h 37m€227–340Fly Linz Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LNZ - PMO
7h 53m€167–311Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MUC - PMO
8h 24m€124–342Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PRG - PMO
9h 34m€107–308Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VIE - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
9h 8m€86–247Train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozentrain Re
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
24h 37m€245–535Train, night train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 33m€157–433Bus
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus 882 / ...
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
31h 48m
Linz to Palermo by train, subway, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €65 - €330 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Palermo via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner, Bolzano Bozen and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 37m.
The distance between Linz and Palermo is 1373 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 22h 53m and costs €200 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Linz to Palermo, including transfers.
Linz to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Palermo train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Palermo is to bus via Bologna which takes 30h 10m and costs €150 - €270. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €160 - €320 and takes 7h 53m, you could also train, which costs €240 - €550 and takes 24h 37m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Palermo via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Bologna Centrale in around 30h 10m. Alternatively, DAT Danish Air Transport, Lufthansa, and Ryanair fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Linz Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–470
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- €30–50
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €45–70
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- €30–45
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- €15–23
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- €40–65
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- €30–50
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €45–70
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bolzano to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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Linz to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) station.
Linz to Palermo train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
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