There are 12 ways to get from Chester to Sicily by train, plane, bus, or car ferry
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 Manchester Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MAN - CTA
7h 7m€74–206Fly Liverpool to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LPL - PMO
11h 25m€71–248Train, bus via Lyon
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Perrachetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
38h 43m€296–1,098Train, bus, car ferry via Chambéry
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Chambérytrain
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Genoabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
39h 31m€340–1,351Fly Liverpool to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LPL - CTA
9h 26m€79–216Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Trapani Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane MAN - TPS
8h€86–185Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LGW - CTA
8h 17m€132–682Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STN - PMO
9h 12m€138–624Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane MAN - CIY
9h 50m€111–354Train, bus
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
41h 43m€238–1,009Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
2d€128–326Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Parisbus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
2d 3h€183–780
Chester to Sicily by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Sicily is to fly which costs €75 - €220 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Birmingham, Brussels-North train station, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Chester and Sicily is 2299 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Sicily without a car is to train and bus via Lyon which takes 38h 43m and costs €290 - €1100.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Chester to Sicily, including transfers.
Chester to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
The best way to get from Chester to Sicily is to fly which takes 11h 25m and costs €70 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €330 and takes 2 days 0h.
Chester to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Sicily is 1h ahead of Chester. It is currently 7:39 AM in Chester and 8:39 AM in Sicily.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Sicily, Italy?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Piazza Boiardo via Newhall St, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Brussels-North train station, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 2d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Liverpool to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Liverpool to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Liverpool to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Liverpool to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Liverpool to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Liverpool to Palermo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Liverpool to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Liverpool to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €29–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- 1st Class
- €250–420
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
- 1st Class
- €130–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chambéry to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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