There are 10 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 Orly Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORY - CTA
7h 51m€101–265Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CDG - CTA
8h 3m€91–265Train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
26h 44m€159–413Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Caen to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 34m€233–382Bus via Parma
- Take the bus from Caen to Parisbus 774 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Parmabus
- Take the bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
38h 32m€118–198Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORY - PMO
8h 16m€98–277Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BVA - CTA
9h 10m€106–331Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BVA - PMO
9h 35m€103–373Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
34h 36m€176–433Bus
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Busbus
39h 52m€135–179
Caen to Sicily by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Sicily is to bus which costs €130 - €180 and takes 39h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 7h 51m and costs €100 - €270.
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 32m.
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, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 44m.
The distance between Caen and Sicily is 1883 km.
The best way to get from Caen to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 26h 44m and costs €150 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 51m 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 Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Caen station.
The best way to get from Caen to Sicily is to train which takes 26h 44m and costs €150 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus via Parma, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 38h 32m.
What companies run services between Caen, France and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a train from Caen to Palermo Notarbartolo via Paris St Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, Milano Centrale, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 26h 44m. 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 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
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 St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- 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 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- 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
- €23–35
- 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
- €85–110
- 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
- €24–35
- 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
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Caen to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
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