There are 9 ways to get from Duisburg to Sicily by plane, car, car ferry, train, night train, 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.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUS - CTA
5h 17m€84–239Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
6h 8m€77–341Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Duisburg to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
30h 22m€260–391Train, night train
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Bolzano Bozennighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
34h 26m€292–810Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Milanbus FlixBus N11
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus N597
39h 48m€216–369Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CGN - CTA
5h 51m€83–298Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EIN - CTA
7h 40m€95–302Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principetrain Ec
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
36h 13m€430–1,255Bus
- Take the bus from Duesseldorf Worringer Straße to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
40h 54m
Duisburg to Sicily by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Duisburg to Sicily is to fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Duisburg to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Duisburg station to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Duisburg central train station and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Duisburg to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Duisburg Hbf and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Stuttgart Hbf, Bolzano Bozen, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 26m.
The distance between Duisburg and Sicily is 1690 km.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Sicily without a car is to train and night train which takes 34h 26m and costs €290 - €850.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Duisburg to Sicily, including transfers.
Duisburg to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Duisburg central train station.
Duisburg to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Duisburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €80 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €210 - €370 and takes 39h 48m.
What companies run services between Duisburg, Germany and Sicily, Italy?
Eurowings, Swiss, and Edelweiss Air fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Duisburg central train station to Piazza Boiardo via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 39h 48m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Duisburg central train station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Duesseldorf Worringer Straße to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Duisburg to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Duisburg to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
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