There are 10 ways to get from Bonn to Sicily by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, or night train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
5h 50m€71–312Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bonn to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
30h 14m€245–370Bus
- Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
32h 19m€276–381Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Ulm Hbf to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Udine to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
33h 20m€304–824Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CGN - CTA
5h 34m€77–292Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUS - CTA
6h 16m€84–357Train to Frankfurt, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
6h 9m€95–305Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain 78 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principetrain Ec
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
36h 21m€404–1,110Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Bonn UN Campus to Milanbus FlixBus N11
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus N597
37h 11m€187–305Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cologne to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
40h 10m€306–432
Bonn to Sicily by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Sicily is to fly which costs €70 - €320 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs €75 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Bonn to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Mühlheim am Main and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Bonn to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Ulm Hbf, Udine, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 20m.
The distance between Bonn and Sicily is 1542 km.
The best way to get from Bonn to Sicily without a car is to bus which takes 32h 19m and costs €270 - €390.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Bonn to Sicily, including transfers.
Bonn to Sicily bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Bonn Hbf station.
Bonn to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Bonn to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs €70 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €270 - €390 and takes 32h 19m.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Sicily, Italy?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bonn Hbf to Piazza Boiardo via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB, Frankfurt, Mühlheim, Mühlheim am Main, Palermo Piazza Cairoli, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 32h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bonn Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–23
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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More Questions & Answers
Bonn to Sicily bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Bonn to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
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