There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Bochum by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, car, 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 Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PMO - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
6h 4m€94–333Fly Palermo Airport to Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane PMO - DTM
6h 39m€60–287Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bochum Hbftrain 43
25h 46m€343–628Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Bochumcar
30h 15m€263–384Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Dortmund Hbfbus
39h 40m€310–431Fly Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PMO - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain
6h 48m€78–365Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CTA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
8h 5m€97–394Fly Palermo Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PMO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain
7h 41m€115–335
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Bochum is to fly which costs €55 - €290 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Bochum is to fly and train which takes 6h 4m and costs €90 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Bochum. However, there are services departing from Palermo Piazza Cairoli and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Bochum. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Bochum Hbf via Roma Termini, Rho-Fiera Milano and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 46m.
The distance between Palermo and Bochum is 1622 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Bochum without a car is to train which takes 25h 46m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Palermo to Bochum, including transfers.
Palermo to Bochum bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Palermo to Bochum train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Bochum is to train which takes 25h 46m and costs €340 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €310 - €440 and takes 39h 40m, you could also fly, which costs €55 - €290 and takes 6h 39m.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Bochum, Germany?
You can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Bochum Hbf via Roma Termini, Rho-Fiera Milano, and Basel SBB in around 25h 46m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Dortmund Hbf once a week. Tickets cost €300–420 and the journey takes 39h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–700
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €300–420
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Palermo to Bochum bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Palermo to Bochum train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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