There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Sicily by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
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 11m€70–248Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 9m€276–411Train, 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€287–645Bus, train via Rome
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N1385
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
35h 30m€186–383Fly Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MUC - PMO
5h 40m€102–278Fly Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
5h 35m€92–281Fly Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
5h 12m€84–296Fly Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
5h 12m€84–253Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUS - CTA
5h 38m€74–218Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centralebus N1385
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
37h 2m€162–289Bus, train
- Take the bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to CASERTA, Dworzec kolejowy Piazza Garibaldibus
- Take the train from Caserta to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
40h 17m€191–488
Germany to Sicily by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Sicily is to fly which costs €70 - €250 and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €70 - €250.
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, Bologna Centrale and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 2m.
The distance between Germany and Sicily is 1359 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Sicily without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 7m and costs €280 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 11m 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 11m and costs €70 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €290 and takes 37h 2m.
Germany to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
There are 5887+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Germany and Sicily, Italy?
Eurowings, ITA Airways, and Lufthansa 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, Bologna Centrale, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 37h 2m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- 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
- €80–170
- 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
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caserta to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 CASERTA, Dworzec kolejowy Piazza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- 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
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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