There are 10 ways to get from Sicily to Dortmund by plane, train, car ferry, car, or bus
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Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CTA - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 39m€91–402Fly Palermo Airport to Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane PMO - DTM
6h 23m€59–275Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Dortmundcar
30h 16m€261–391Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Solingen Ohligsbus
- Take the train from Solingen, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 43 / ...
33h 45m€296–516Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Dortmund Hbfbus
40h 42m€301–421Fly 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 Dortmund Hbftrain
6h 54m€80–405Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CTA - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
6h 27m€80–374Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CTA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
8h 21m€139–344Fly Palermo Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PMO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
9h 3m€139–335Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the train from Genova P. Principe to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 47 / ...
36h 55m€331–551
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Dortmund is to fly which costs €55 - €280 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Dortmund is to fly and train which takes 5h 39m and costs €90 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Palermo Piazza Cairoli and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 42m.
The distance between Sicily and Dortmund is 1740 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Dortmund without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 45m and costs €290 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Sicily to Dortmund, including transfers.
Sicily to Dortmund bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Dortmund is to bus which takes 40h 42m and costs €300 - €430. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €55 - €280 and takes 6h 23m.
Sicily to Dortmund bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Book your Sicily to Dortmund bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Dortmund, Germany?
Onebus operates a bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Dortmund Hbf once a week. Tickets cost €300–420 and the journey takes 39h 25m. Alternatively, Ulendo Airlink flies from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM) 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
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 Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Solingen, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Solingen, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- 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 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Genova P. Principe to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Chiasso to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €120–170
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Solingen Ohligs
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- 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
- +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
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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