There are 9 ways to get from Stockholm to Palermo by plane, train, bus, night train, train (Trenitalia), car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ARN - PMO
6h 49m€90–217Train, bus
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 535 / ...
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to München Osttrain 305
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
42h 38m€438–634Bus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Busbus
2d 2hNight train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Stockholm Centralstation to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain 305
- 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
2d 1h€466–651Fly to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane ARN - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
10h 5m€108–312Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ARN - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
9h 25m€118–330Train
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 535 / ...
- Take the train from Malmö C to Salzburg Hbftrain 083
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozentrain Nj
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
47h 9m€437–693Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stockholm Central Bus Station to Berlin Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
2d 10h€449–645Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stockholm to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
41h 52m€524–763
Stockholm to Palermo by night train and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stockholm to Palermo is to fly which costs €90 - €220 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Stockholm to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €90 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Stockholm to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Stockholm, Cityterminalen and arriving at Palermo Terminal Bus via Zagreb and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
No, there is no direct train from Stockholm station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Stockholm Centralstation and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner, Bolzano Bozen, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Stockholm and Palermo is 2481 km.
The best way to get from Stockholm to Palermo without a car is to train and bus which takes 42h 38m and costs €430 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Stockholm to Palermo, including transfers.
Stockholm to Palermo bus services, operated by Pepeks Zagreb, depart from Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Stockholm to Palermo train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Stockholm Centralstation.
The best way to get from Stockholm to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €90 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 2h, you could also train, which costs €430 - €700 and takes 47h 9m.
What companies run services between Stockholm, Sweden and Palermo, Italy?
Norwegian Air International and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Palermo Terminal Bus via Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, Zagreb, and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Trapani Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €163
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €284
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö C to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €178
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–94
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €90–94
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €25–31
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €250–350
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- [email protected]
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- 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
- 0040 723 450 475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comati PSG
Bus from Stockholm Central Bus Station to Berlin Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Website
- Comati PSG
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Stockholm to Palermo bus services, operated by Pepeks Zagreb, arrive at Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Stockholm to Palermo train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Malmö, Centralstation.
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