There are 8 ways to get from Paderborn to Sicily by train, plane, car, car ferry, train (Trenitalia), or bus
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)DUS - CTA
7h 13m€108–338Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Paderborn to Port of Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
30h 34m€218–358Train
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to München Hbf41
- Take the train from München Hbf to Riccione89
- Take the train from Riccione to Roma TerminiFa
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
32h 10m€221–520Bus
- Take the bus from Paderborn to Frankfurt central train station
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Sibari
- Take the bus from Sibari to Palermo582
37h 2m€178–221Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)FRA - CTA
7h 58m€134–353Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Take the train from Hamm to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)CGN - PMO
8h 31m€110–366Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoeheRe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus StationN07 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genova P. PrincipeEc
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
40h 14m€258–526Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Paderborn to Mannheim central bus station
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Milan
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
40h 48m€119–180
Paderborn to Sicily by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paderborn to Sicily is to bus via Milan which costs €110 - €180 and takes 40h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Paderborn to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs €100 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Paderborn to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Paderborn and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Frankfurt, Sibari and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Paderborn to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Paderborn Hbf and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via München Hbf, Riccione, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 10m.
The distance between Paderborn and Sicily is 1852 km.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 32h 10m and costs €220 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Paderborn to Sicily, including transfers.
Paderborn to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paderborn station.
Paderborn to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Paderborn Hbf station.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Sicily is to train which takes 32h 10m and costs €220 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €230 and takes 37h 2m.
What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Palermo Notarbartolo via München Hbf, Riccione, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 32h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Piazza Boiardo via Frankfurt central train station, Frankfurt, Sibari, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 37h 2m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- 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 Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–440
- 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 Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
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 Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Riccione
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamm to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Riccione to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genova P. Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paderborn to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sibari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paderborn to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Frankfurt to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–140
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- 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) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- 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
- +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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Paderborn to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Paderborn to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
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