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How to get fromAachen to Palermoby train, plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, train (Trenitalia) or night train

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There are 11 ways to get from Aachen to Palermo by train, plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, train (Trenitalia), or night train

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)planeCGN - PMO
    6h 39m
    €87–329

  2. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)planeCRL - PMO
    8h 2m
    €80–316

  3. Train via Chambéry

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Chambérytrain
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano CentraletrainFr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain
    5. Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo CentraletrainIc
    25h 57m
    €283–889

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Aachen to Port of Genoacar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
    30h 55m
    €212–352

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNbusN79 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermobus
    37h 5m
    €123–228

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)planeDUS - PMO
    7h 2m
    €113–478

  7. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Palermo Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Angleurtrain
    2. Take the train from Angleur to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Palermo Airport (PMO)planeLUX - PMO
    10h 4m
    €99–283

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)planeDUS - CTA
    3. Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
    9h 18m
    €106–292

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrainIce / ...
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Milan RogoredotrainEc
    5. Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain
    6. Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraletrainIc
    27h 40m
    €257–614

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Mannheim HbftrainNj
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Milanbus
    3. Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
    39h 23m
    €112–178

  11. Train, night train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln HbftrainRe
    2. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich HbnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Genova P. PrincipetrainEc
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
    39h 46m
    €260–763

Aachen to Palermo by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration25h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€283Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Palermo, Italy?

You can take a train from Aachen, Hbf to Palermo Centrale via Brussel-Zuid, Chambéry, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Milano Centrale, and Napoli Centrale in around 25h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Palermo via Cologne Airport CGN and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 37h 5m.

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