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How to get fromPaderborn to Palermoby train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train (Trenitalia)

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There are 11 ways to get from Paderborn to Palermo by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane HAJ - PMO
    9h 11m

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane DTM - PMO
    6h 58m
    €80–285

  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 40m
    €284–588

  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
    30h 26m
    €263–385

  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
    €271–382

  6. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    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 to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane FMO - PMO
    9h 10m
    €159–506

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Palermo Airport

    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 32m
    €113–333

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane DUS - CTA
    3. Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus bus
    10h 20m
    €116–371

  10. 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 21m
    €406–723

  11. 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
    €234–349

Paderborn to Palermo by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration28h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€406Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,784.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 11m

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 21m.

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