There are 9 ways to get from Munich to Palermo by plane, bus, train, ferry, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Munich International Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MUC - PMO
5h 31m€95–208Bus to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from München to Memmingen Airportbus
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FMM - PMO
6h 8m€62–237Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
17h 38mTrain
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufsteintrain Rb
- Take the train from Kufstein 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
23h 43m€223–561Bus
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
27h 13mTrain to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STR - PMO
7h 33m€108–389Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Munich to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
27h 14m€193–292Bus via Salerno
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Salernobus N532
- Take the bus from Salerno to Palermobus N592
28h 25m€159–262Night train, train
- Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 31m€148–333
Munich to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Palermo is to bus and fly which costs €60 - €240 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €95 - €210.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from München Hackerbrücke and arriving at Palermo Piazza Cairoli. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 27h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner, Bolzano Bozen and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 43m.
The distance between Munich and Palermo is 1202 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Palermo without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 17h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Munich to Palermo, including transfers.
Munich to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from München Hackerbrücke station.
Munich to Palermo train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, depart from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 station.
The best way to get from Munich to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €95 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €600 and takes 23h 43m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 27h 13m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Palermo, Italy?
Lufthansa, ITA Airways, and Lufthansa City fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Palermo Centrale via Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner, Bolzano Bozen, and Roma Termini in around 23h 43m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €18–28
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €16–24
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–65
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 8331 9842 00 509
- [email protected]
- Website
- allgaeu-airport-express.de
Bus from München to Memmingen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Schedules at
- allgaeu-airport-express.de
- On Board Fare
- €22
- Internet fare
- €9
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Salerno to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Palermo bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Munich to Palermo train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, arrive at Kufstein station.
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