There are 8 ways to get from Solingen to Palermo by plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, train, or night train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
6h 23m€79–326Train
- Take the train from Solingen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 30m€171–521Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Solingen to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
30h 8m€215–356Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
38h 23mFly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DUS - PMO
6h 29m€82–245Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Solingen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
7h 33m€120–334Bus
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Bologna Centralebus N537
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
38h 38m€80–172Night train, train, car ferry
- Take the night train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genova P. Principetrain Ec
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
40h 20m€293–699
Solingen to Palermo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Solingen to Palermo is to fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Solingen to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €75 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Solingen to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Solingen Gr.-Wilh.-Pl. and arriving at Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Köln, Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse and Milano, San Donato M3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Solingen to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Solingen Bahnhof Mitte and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Solingen Hbf, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 30m.
The distance between Solingen and Palermo is 1566 km.
The best way to get from Solingen to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 27h 30m and costs €170 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Solingen to Palermo, including transfers.
Solingen to Palermo bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Solingen to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Solingen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Solingen to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €75 - €330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €550 and takes 27h 30m, you could also bus via Zurich, which costs and takes 38h 23m.
What companies run services between Solingen, Germany and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Solingen Bahnhof Mitte to Palermo Centrale via Solingen Hbf, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 27h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Solingen Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Solingen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–300
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- 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
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
Solingen to Palermo bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Solingen to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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