There are 9 ways to get from Sicily to Cologne by plane, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, car, bus, or train
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 Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PMO - CGN
5h 34m€71–337Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
26h 25m€316–586Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Colognecar
29h 51m€251–381Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Colognebus
39h 39m€301–411Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CTA - DUS
5h 39m€84–486Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CTA - CGN
5h 7m€71–306Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CTA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 21m€112–289Fly Palermo Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PMO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 53m€112–290Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hahn, bus, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hahn (HHN)plane CTA - HHN
- Take the bus from Hahn to Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Centerbus
- Take the train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Suedtrain
8h 36m
Sicily to Cologne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Cologne is to fly which costs €70 - €340 and takes 5h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs €70 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Cologne via Palermo Piazza Cairoli. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Sicily to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Palermo Notarbartolo and arriving at Köln Hbf via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 25m.
The distance between Sicily and Cologne is 1534 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 26h 25m and costs €310 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Sicily to Cologne, including transfers.
Sicily to Cologne bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Sicily to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs €70 - €340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €310 - €600 and takes 26h 25m, you could also bus, which costs €300 - €420 and takes 39h 39m.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
Ryanair and Eurowings fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Köln Hbf via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 26h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hahn via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €300–410
- Website
- Onebus
- [email protected]
- Website
- KVG Zickenheiner GmbH
Bus from Hahn to Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- KVG Zickenheiner GmbH
- 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
Sicily to Cologne bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Cologne station.
Sicily to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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