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How to get fromPalermo to Paderbornby plane, train, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, car, or bus

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There are 11 ways to get from Palermo to Paderborn by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, car, or bus

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  1. Fly Palermo Airport to Hannover Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane PMO - HAJ
    2. Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 48m

  2. Fly Palermo Airport to Dortmund Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane PMO - DTM
    2. Take the train from Soest to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    7h 11m
    €77–248

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 20 / ...
    5. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    27h 8m
    €337–648

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Genoa to Paderborncar car
    29h 4m
    €293–424

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Mühlheim am Mainbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Kasselbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kassel to Paderbornbus bus N69
    34h 51m
    €278–392

  6. Fly Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane PMO - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hammtrain train
    3. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    8h 17m
    €104–413

  7. Fly Palermo Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane PMO - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    9h 1m
    €133–347

  8. Fly Palermo Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane PMO - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    10h 15m
    €162–502

  9. Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CTA - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    10h 6m
    €114–585

  10. Bus, train via Milan

    1. Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Milan to Göttingen central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Göttingen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    40h 10m
    €252–369

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Dortmund Hbfbus bus
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    41h 12m
    €327–459

Palermo to Paderborn by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration40h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€252Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,784.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 48m

What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Paderborn, Germany?

You can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Paderborn Hbf via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe in around 27h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Paderborn via Mühlheim am Main, Mühlheim, Frankfurt, Frankfurt central train station, and Kassel in around 34h 51m.

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