There are 9 ways to get from Bochum to Sicily by train, plane, car, car ferry, night train, or bus
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 Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)DUS - CTA
5h 43m€89–313Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bochum to Port of Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
30h 37m€220–360Train, night train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Treviso CentraleNj
- Take the train from Treviso Centrale to Roma TerminiFr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
33h 46m€193–614Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Bologna CentraleN537
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to PalermoN597
38h 43m€121–311Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)DUS - PMO
6h 11m€96–345Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)CGN - PMO
6h 53m€95–330Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)CGN - CTA
6h 25m€93–268Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof43
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
37h 15m€177–333Train, bus
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOB
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Milan
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
41h 41m
Bochum to Sicily by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bochum to Sicily is to train and fly which costs €85 - €320 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Bochum to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 5h 43m and costs €85 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Bochum to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Bochum Hbf and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Stuttgart Hbf, Treviso Centrale, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 46m.
The distance between Bochum and Sicily is 1726 km.
The best way to get from Bochum to Sicily without a car is to train and night train which takes 33h 46m and costs €190 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Bochum to Sicily, including transfers.
Bochum to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bochum Hbf station.
Bochum to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
There are 5852+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Bochum, Germany and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a train from Bochum Hbf to Piazza Boiardo via Essen Hbf, Essen central train station, Bologna Centrale, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 38h 43m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Treviso Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–80
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Treviso Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Treviso Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Bochum Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- 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
- +39 010 209 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
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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