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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

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    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)planeCGN - PMO
    6h 38m
    €81–359

  2. Train via Chambéry

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
    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 52m
    €274–719

  3. 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
    €207–352

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNbusN79 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centralebus
    3. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus
    36h 55m
    €123–283

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)planeDUS - PMO
    7h 7m
    €108–348

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)planeBRU - PMO
    8h 35m
    €114–262

  7. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
    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
    7h 57m
    €90–346

  8. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Palermo Airport (PMO)planeLUX - PMO
    9h
    €104–327

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/DeutztrainRe
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovatrain89
    4. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma TerminitrainFr
    5. Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraletrainIc
    29h 43m
    €160–649

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to AngleurtrainS41
    2. Take the train from Angleur to LuxembourgtrainIc / ...
    3. Take the bus from Luxembourg P&R Gasperich/Howald to Milanbus
    4. Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
    39h 24m

  11. Train, night train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-EhrenfeldtrainRe
    2. Take the night train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld 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 56m
    €258–704

Aachen to Palermo by train

Calendar3Weekly Trains
Duration25h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€274Cheapest 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 Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Milano Centrale, and Napoli Centrale in around 25h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Palermo via Cologne Airport CGN and Bologna Centrale in around 36h 55m.

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