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How to get fromPalermo to Dresdenby plane, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, car, bus, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Dresden by plane, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, car, bus, or train

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  1. Fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane PMO - DRS
    10h 4m
    €176–376

  2. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane PMO - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    9h 14m
    €85–279

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Rogoredotrain train
    3. Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    5. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    29h 22m
    €382–707

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Genoa to Dresdencar car
    30h 49m
    €263–384

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to München Hackerbrückebus bus
    2. Take the bus from München, ZOB to Dresdenbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    34h 9m
    €282–368

  6. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane PMO - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 54m
    €99–345

  7. Bus via Rome

    1. Take the bus from Palermo to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    38h 39m
    €203–320

Palermo to Dresden by train

Calendar12Weekly Trains
Duration29h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€382Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,485.2 km
  • Duration: 10h 4m

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

Lufthansa and Swiss fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Roma Termini, Rho-Fiera Milano, Basel SBB, and Frankfurt in around 29h 22m.

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