There are 9 ways to get from Caen to Sicily by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, 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.
Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)CDG - CTA
7h 50m€100–243Train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-LazareK2+
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo CentraleIc
25h 35m€181–433Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Caen to Port of Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
32h 31m€233–379Bus via Parma
- Take the bus from Caen to Paris774 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Parma
- Take the bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
38h 28m€121–227Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)ORY - PMO
8h 1m€107–275Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Take the bus from Paris, Saint-Denis Université to Paris-Beauvais Airport
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BVA - CTA
9h 1m€115–298Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Take the bus from Paris, Saint-Denis Université to Paris-Beauvais Airport
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BVA - PMO
9h 23m€112–430Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-LazareK2+
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta NuovaTgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
34h 35m€165–431Bus
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
39h 48m€130–221
Caen to Sicily by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Sicily is to bus which costs €130 - €230 and takes 39h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Caen to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Paris, Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Caen to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Saint-Lazare, Paris Gare De Lyon, Milano Centrale, Napoli Centrale and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 35m.
The distance between Caen and Sicily is 1904 km.
The best way to get from Caen to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 25h 35m and costs €180 - €440.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Caen to Sicily, including transfers.
Caen to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Caen station.
Caen to Sicily train services, operated by Réseau Nomad Car (Lignes de Normandie), depart from Caen station.
The best way to get from Caen to Sicily is to train which takes 25h 35m and costs €180 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus via Parma, which costs €120 - €230 and takes 38h 28m.
What companies run services between Caen, France and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a train from Caen to Palermo Notarbartolo via Paris Saint-Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, Milano Centrale, Napoli Centrale, and Palermo Centrale in around 25h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Caen to Piazza Boiardo via Paris, Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo, Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 38h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris, Saint-Denis Université to Paris-Beauvais Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Caen to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Caen to Sicily train services, operated by Réseau Nomad Car (Lignes de Normandie), arrive at Paris Saint-Lazare station.
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