There are 12 ways to get from Palermo to Paderborn by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PMO - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbftrain
7h 49m€134–338Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane PMO - DTM
- Take the train from Soest to Paderborn Hbftrain
7h 9m€77–246Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
25h 19mCar ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Paderborncar
29h 4m€283–424Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Mühlheim am Mainbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Kasselbus
- Take the bus from Kassel to Paderbornbus N69
34h 51m€276–379Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PMO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain
8h 46m€126–335Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PMO - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hammtrain
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
8h 14m€101–386Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane PMO - FMO
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
11h 8m€148–533Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane PMO - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hammtrain
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
11h 23m€111–394Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
26h 52m€332–613Bus, train via Milan
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Göttingen central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Göttingen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
40h 10m€252–369Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Dortmund Hbfbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
40h 56m€326–453
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Paderborn is to fly and train which costs €100 - €390 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Paderborn is to fly and train which takes 7h 9m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Palermo Piazza Cairoli and arriving at Paderborn via Frankfurt central train station and Kassel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Paderborn Hbf via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Basel SBB and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 52m.
The distance between Palermo and Paderborn is 1748 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Paderborn without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Palermo to Paderborn, including transfers.
Palermo to Paderborn bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Palermo to Paderborn train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Paderborn is to bus which takes 34h 51m and costs €270 - €380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €330 - €650 and takes 26h 52m.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Paderborn, Germany?
You can take a bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Paderborn via Mühlheim am Main, Mühlheim, Frankfurt, Frankfurt central train station, and Kassel in around 34h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Paderborn Hbf via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe in around 26h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Soest to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Soest to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €140–200
- 2nd Class
- €130–180
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Soest to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Göttingen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Mühlheim am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €250–350
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €300–420
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Paderborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Göttingen central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Palermo to Paderborn bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Mühlheim am Main station.
Palermo to Paderborn train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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