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There are 10 ways to get from Paderborn to Palermo by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane DUS - PMO
    7h 35m
    €134–333

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Soesttrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane DTM - PMO
    7h 8m
    €76–246

  3. Train, bus via Rome

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbftrain train 25
    3. Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain train Fr
    5. Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain train Ic
    26h 29m
    €272–552

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Port of Genoacar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    29h 11m
    €289–423

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Kasselbus bus N69
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus bus
    34h 25m
    €273–386

  6. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane CGN - PMO
    7h 52m

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane FRA - PMO
    8h 34m
    €117–327

  8. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane FMO - PMO
    10h 30m
    €112–341

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train 22 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain train S11
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain train
    6. Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain train Ic
    28h 9m
    €414–708

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Milanbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus bus
    39h 42m
    €249–369

Paderborn to Palermo by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration28h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket€414Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,747.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 35m

What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Palermo, Italy?

You can take a bus from Paderborn to Palermo Piazza Cairoli via Kassel, Frankfurt central train station, Frankfurt, Mühlheim, and Mühlheim am Main in around 34h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Palermo Centrale via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 28h 9m.

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