There are 7 ways to get from Mannheim to Palermo by train, plane, bus, ferry, train (Trenitalia), car, or car ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
5h 44m€81–274Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Heilbronn ZOB - Fernbusbahnhof - Bahnhofstrasse 41 to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Napolitrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
23h 23mTrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
24h 2m€240–907Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Mannheim to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
27h 57m€214–324Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STR - PMO
6h 12m€94–340Bus via Rome
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N77
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus N592
33h 45m€174–289Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim, Zob to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
35h 51m
Mannheim to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Palermo is to train and fly which costs €80 - €280 and takes 5h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Palermo is to train and fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €80 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mannheim, Zob and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 35h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Mannheim to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 2m.
The distance between Mannheim and Palermo is 1470 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Palermo without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 23h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Mannheim to Palermo, including transfers.
Mannheim to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mannheim central bus station.
Mannheim to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Palermo is to train which takes 24h 2m and costs €240 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus via Rome, which costs €170 - €290 and takes 33h 45m.
What companies run services between Mannheim, Germany and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Palermo Centrale via Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 24h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Palermo via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 33h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- 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
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Heilbronn ZOB - Fernbusbahnhof - Bahnhofstrasse 41 to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mannheim, Zob to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- 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
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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More Questions & Answers
Mannheim to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Mannheim to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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