There are 10 ways to get from Germany to Sicily by plane, train, bus, car, 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 Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
5h 5m€86–226Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
5h 36m€70–331Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
28h 31m€309–555Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
35h 53m€325–506Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Civitavecchia Portcar
- Take the carferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Portocarferry
27h 25m€329–474Fly Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STR - CTA
5h 4m€76–247Fly Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
5h 10m€103–250Fly Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MUC - PMO
5h 45m€97–331Fly Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
5h 40m€85–227Bus
- Take the bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8bus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Palermo Terminal Busbus
41h 43m€159–303
Germany to Sicily by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Sicily is to fly which costs €75 - €250 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Memhardstr. and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Hertzallee, BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm, SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39, Battipaglia Ospedale and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 43m.
The distance between Germany and Sicily is 1509 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Sicily without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 28h 31m and costs €300 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Germany to Sicily, including transfers.
Germany to Sicily bus services, operated by Sindbad, depart from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm station.
The best way to get from Germany to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €85 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €310 and takes 41h 43m.
Germany to Sicily bus services, operated by Sindbad, arrive at SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 station.
There are 6010+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Germany and Sicily, Italy?
Lufthansa, ITA Airways, and Edelweiss Air fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Memhardstr. to Piazza Boiardo via Hertzallee, Messegelände/ZOB, BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm, SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39, BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8, Battipaglia Ospedale, Palermo Terminal Bus, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 41h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €250–350
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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