There are 8 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Frankfurt to Palermo Airport, train
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalutrain
7h 3m€84–238Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- 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 Cefalutrain Ic
23h 57m€268–1,027Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cefalùcar
29h 27m€234–355Bus
- Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
- Take the bus from Palermo - Via Balsamo to Cefalùbus Palermo
33h 5mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalutrain
8h 32m€106–469Fly Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Termini Imeresetrain
9h 16m€120–256Bus via Rome
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N77
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus
- Take the bus from Palermo - Via Balsamo to Cefalùbus
37h 35m€193–323Bus, train
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main - Stuttgarter Straße to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalutrain Re / ...
37h 51m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù is to fly and train which costs €80 - €240 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù is to fly and train which takes 7h 3m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù. However, there are services departing from Offenbach and arriving at Cefalù via Mühlheim am Main and Palermo - Via Balsamo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Cefalu via Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 57m.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Cefalù is 1484 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù without a car is to train which takes 23h 57m and costs €260 - €1100.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù, including transfers.
Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Mühlheim am Main station.
Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù is to train which takes 23h 57m and costs €260 - €1100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 33h 5m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Cefalù, Italy?
You can take a train from Frankfurt to Cefalu via Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 23h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Frankfurt to Cefalù via Offenbach, Offenbach, Mühlheim, Mühlheim am Main, Palermo Piazza Cairoli, and Palermo - Via Balsamo in around 33h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
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
- €60–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
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 Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Termini Imerese
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Frankfurt am Main - Stuttgarter Straße to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Palermo - Via Balsamo to Cefalù
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Palermo - Via Balsamo to Cefalù
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Frankfurt am Main to Cefalù train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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