There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sicily by plane, train, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EDI - CTA
6h 39m€67–225Train, 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 23m€348–963Train, 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 39m€380–960Bus
- 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€127–286Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GLA - CTA
9h 12m€91–215Train 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
10h 6m€93–277Fly Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane EDI - TPS
10h 12m€94–324Fly Edinburgh Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane EDI - CIY
16h 32m€104–293Train, 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€208–439Train, 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 Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Linesbus
- Take the bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Palermo-Via Libertàbus
2d 7h
Edinburgh to Sicily by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sicily is to fly which costs €65 - €230 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sicily is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €65 - €230.
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 2489 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 23m and costs €340 - €1000.
It takes approximately 6h 39m 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 6h 39m and costs €65 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €290 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 4:02 AM in Edinburgh and 5:02 AM in Sicily.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sicily, Italy?
easyJet and Jet2.com fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 5 times a week. 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 Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- 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
- €65–120
- 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
- €65–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- 1st Class
- €250–420
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Frosinone to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- 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
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- 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
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Frosinone
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- 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
- €45–95
- 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
- €21–35
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- 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 Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- 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
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Palermo-Via Libertà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.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
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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