There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Sicily by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STR - CTA
5h 4m€73–230Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 9m€270–399Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N1385
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Busbus
35h 4m€142–244Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Triestebus 127
- Take the train from Trieste C.le to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
35h 7m€307–665Fly Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
5h 10m€82–278Fly Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
5h 10m€91–254Fly Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
5h 40m€96–261Fly Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MUC - PMO
5h 40m€100–267Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUS - CTA
5h 31m€82–220Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N1385
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
35h 27m€195–393Bus via Battipaglia
- 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 39m€153–378
Germany to Sicily by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Sicily is to fly which costs €80 - €220 and takes 5h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Sicily. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 4m.
The distance between Germany and Sicily is 1358 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Sicily without a car is to bus which takes 35h 4m and costs €140 - €250.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Germany to Sicily, including transfers.
Germany to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Germany to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €70 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €250 and takes 35h 4m.
Germany to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
There are 6170+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Germany and Sicily, Italy?
Eurowings, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. to Piazza Boiardo via S+U Zoologischer Garten/Jebensstr., S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf, Messegelände/ZOB, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Palermo Terminal Bus, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 35h 4m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste C.le to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- 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
- €90–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- 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
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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
- €110–310
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/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
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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