There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sicily by plane, train, 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.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane EDI - PMO
7h 4m€75–238Fly Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EDI - CTA
6h 51m€72–233Train, bus, car ferry via Chambéry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- 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
41h 49m€449–804Train, bus via Chambéry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- 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 Frosinonebus
- Take the train from Frosinone to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
42h 56m€481–926Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
2d 5h€187–418Fly Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane EDI - TPS
10h 2m€79–334Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GLA - PMO
9h 32m€97–245Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Genoabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
2d 7h€343–561Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Marsala Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Marsala Train Station Bus Stop to Palermo-Via Libertàbus
2d 9h
Edinburgh to Sicily by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sicily is to fly which costs €70 - €240 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sicily is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs €70 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Edinburgh and Sicily is 2365 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Sicily without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Chambéry which takes 41h 49m and costs €440 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Edinburgh to Sicily, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Sicily is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs €75 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €420 and takes 2 days 5h.
Edinburgh to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Sicily is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:30 AM in Edinburgh and 9:30 AM in Sicily.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sicily, Italy?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Piazza Boiardo via London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Frosinone to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chambéry to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Frosinone
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Marsala Train Station Bus Stop to Palermo-Via Libertà
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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