There are 8 ways to get from Witten to Palermo by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
7h 10m€102–378Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DUS - PMO
6h 37m€94–256Train
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
28h€293–480Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Witten to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
30h 19m€228–389Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Milanbus FlixBus N07
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus Autoservizi Salemi 701
38h 4m€116–196Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
8h 2m€139–339Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Milanbus FlixBus N07
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus N597
38h 22m€119–275Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Witten Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Genoabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
40h 9m€148–299
Witten to Palermo by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Witten to Palermo is to bus via Milan which costs €110 - €200 and takes 38h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Witten to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €90 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Witten to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Witten Witten-Annen and arriving at Palermo via Dortmund central bus station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Witten to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Witten Hbf and arriving at Palermo Centrale via Hagen Hbf, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h.
The distance between Witten and Palermo is 1621 km.
The best way to get from Witten to Palermo without a car is to train which takes 28h and costs €290 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Witten to Palermo, including transfers.
Witten to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dortmund central bus station.
Witten to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hagen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Witten to Palermo is to train which takes 28h and costs €290 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 38h 4m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €260 and takes 6h 37m.
What companies run services between Witten, Germany and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Witten Hbf to Palermo Centrale via Hagen Hbf, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 28h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Witten Witten-Annen to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Dortmund Hbf, Dortmund central bus station, Milan, Lampugnano, Duomo M1, Duomo M3, San Donato, and Milano, San Donato M3 in around 38h 4m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €47–53
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- 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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €75–95
- Smart Flex
- €80–100
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Witten Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- 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
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €70–110
- Cabin
- €130–160
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Witten to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Witten to Palermo train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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