There are 10 ways to get from Bonn to Palermo by plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, train, shuttle, or night train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
5h 49m€72–308Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovatrain 89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
28h 59m€313–478Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bonn to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
30h 6m€213–366Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centralebus N537
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
36h 21m€117–262Train to Frankfurt, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
6h 46m€111–350Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DUS - PMO
6h 44m€95–219Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Trapani Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane CGN - TPS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
10h 5m€90–309Train, bus to Hahn, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Koblenz Stadtmittetrain
- Take the bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Hahnbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HHN - PMO
8h 41mNight train, bus, car ferry
- Take the night train from Bonn Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
36h 53m€147–489Train, bus
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the bus from Zürich to Parmabus
- Take the bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
37h 53m€180–450
Bonn to Palermo by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Palermo is to fly which costs €70 - €310 and takes 5h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €70 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Bonn to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Palermo via Cologne Airport CGN and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Bonn to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Verona Porta Nuova and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 59m.
The distance between Bonn and Palermo is 1543 km.
The best way to get from Bonn to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 28h 59m and costs €310 - €480.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Bonn to Palermo, including transfers.
Bonn to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Bonn to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Bonn to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €70 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €310 - €480 and takes 28h 59m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €270 and takes 36h 21m.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and Lufthansa fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bonn Hbf to Palermo Centrale via Koeln Messe/Deutz, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Verona Porta Nuova, and Roma Termini in around 28h 59m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hahn to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Hahn to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Hahn to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €65–85
- Smart Flex
- €65–85
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- 1st Class
- €45–75
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €80–130
- 1st Class
- €170–290
Train from Bonn Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- 1st Class
- €190–320
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–264
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–264
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- 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
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Trapani Birgi Airport to Lazio Municipio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- service@zickenheiner.de
- Website
- zickenheiner.de
Bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- zickenheiner.de
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Zürich to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.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
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €70–110
- Cabin
- €130–160
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Bonn to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Bonn to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
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