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

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There are 12 ways to get from Paderborn to Palermo by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, or bus

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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 28m

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamm to Köln Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane CGN - PMO
    8h 19m
    €101–433

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    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 12m
    €463–1,314

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Port of Genoacar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    30h 25m
    €255–381

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus N110
    2. Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus bus
    34h 20m

  6. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    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
    9h 33m
    €172–543

  7. 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 33m
    €134–451

  8. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    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 16m
    €108–358

  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 19m
    €121–366

  10. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBBtrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Chiassotrain train
    4. Take the train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principetrain train Ec
    5. Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    37h 1m
    €379–1,124

  11. Bus via Rome

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus N77
    3. Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus bus
    39h 50m
    €200–354

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus bus
    41h 41m

Paderborn to Palermo by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration39h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€200Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,784.7 km
  • Duration: 9h 28m

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

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 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Palermo Piazza Cairoli via Frankfurt central train station, Frankfurt, Offenbach, Offenbach, Mühlheim, and Mühlheim am Main in around 34h 20m.

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