There are 12 ways to get from Aachen to Sicily by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)CGN - PMO
6h 43m€87–319Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)CGN - CTA
6h 14m€80–297Train, bus via Rome
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Verona
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma TerminiFr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
29h 38m€169–409Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aachen to Port of Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
31h 2m€214–354Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNN79 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
37h 39m€135–235Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)DUS - CTA
6h 35m€96–276Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)EIN - CTA
7h 42m€105–281Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)CRL - CTA
7h 39m€83–309Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)CRL - PMO
8h 9m€95–321Train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Marseille St CharlesTgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Roma Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
38h 4m€241–634Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf HbfRe
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
41h 24m€142–359Train, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Mannheim HbfNj
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Milan
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Marsala Train Station Bus Stop to Palermo-Via Libertà
45h 32m€129–194
Aachen to Sicily by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Sicily is to train and bus and fly which costs €80 - €310 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs €80 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Cologne Airport CGN, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Aachen Hbf and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Marseille St Charles, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 4m.
The distance between Aachen and Sicily is 1603 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Sicily without a car is to train and bus via Rome which takes 29h 38m and costs €160 - €410.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Aachen to Sicily, including transfers.
Aachen to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Sicily train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Sicily is to bus which takes 37h 39m and costs €130 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €650 and takes 38h 4m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a bus from Aachen station west to Piazza Boiardo via Cologne Airport CGN, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 37h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Palermo Notarbartolo via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Marseille St Charles, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 38h 4m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €35–55
- Comfort
- €40–55
- Premium
- €60–80
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–90
Train from Marseille St Charles to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €110–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Aachen Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- €11–13
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Frankfurt to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Marsala Train Station Bus Stop to Palermo-Via Libertà
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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