There are 13 ways to get from Holyhead to Sicily by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MAN - CTA
8h 57m€104–255Train to Liverpool, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LPL - CTA
12h 13m€92–250Train, bus, car ferry via Chambéry
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- 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 13m€334–964Train, bus via Frosinone
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- 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 29m€366–961Train, bus
- Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
2d 2hFerry to Dublin Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DUB - PMO
10h 16m€126–299Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Trapani Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane MAN - TPS
9h 50m€106–234Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MAN - PMO
9h 42m€106–287Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STN - CTA
10h 22m€116–311Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STN - PMO
10h 57m€128–343Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane MAN - CIY
11h 40m€131–353Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Busbus
2d 3h€185–355Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- 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 6h€194–440
Holyhead to Sicily by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Holyhead to Sicily is to train and fly which costs €90 - €250 and takes 12h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Holyhead to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 8h 57m and costs €100 - €260.
The distance between Holyhead and Sicily is 2435 km.
The best way to get from Holyhead to Sicily without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Chambéry which takes 41h 13m and costs €330 - €1000.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Holyhead to Sicily, including transfers.
Sicily is 1h ahead of Holyhead. It is currently 7:59 PM in Holyhead and 8:59 PM in Sicily.
There are 5745+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Holyhead, Wales and Sicily, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Holyhead to Sicily. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, then take the bus to Catania via Domenico Tempio 2. Alternatively, you can take a train from Holyhead to Palermo-Via Libertà via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Brussel-Zuid, Chambéry, Chambéry, Genoa, Port of Genoa, Port Of Palermo, and Palermo - Via Roma in around 41h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Liverpool to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Liverpool to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Liverpool to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Holyhead to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €55–80
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.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 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/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
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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