There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Sicily by plane, car, car ferry, train, night 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 Leipzig-Halle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LEJ - CTA
7h 42m€157–438Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BER - CTA
6h 41m€96–332Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leipzig to Civitavecchia Portcar
- Take the carferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Portocarferry
26h 9m€268–385Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Augsburg Hbftrain 18 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Augsburg Hbf to Treviso Centralenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Treviso Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
31h 57m€274–637Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centralebus N452
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
33h 41m€209–309Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LEJ - PMO
8h 8m€146–269Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BER - PMO
7h 3m€105–343Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
8h 23m€156–377Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
8h 44m€189–508Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
34h 19m€305–467
Leipzig to Sicily by train and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Sicily is to train and fly which costs €95 - €340 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €95 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Bologna Centrale and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Nürnberg Hbf, Augsburg Hbf, Treviso Centrale, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 57m.
The distance between Leipzig and Sicily is 1590 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Sicily without a car is to train and night train which takes 31h 57m and costs €270 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Leipzig to Sicily, including transfers.
Leipzig to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Sicily is to fly which takes 7h 42m and costs €150 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €200 - €310 and takes 33h 41m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Sicily, Italy?
Lufthansa flies from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Piazza Boiardo via Bologna Centrale, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 33h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Augsburg Hbf to Treviso Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–115
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–115
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Treviso Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- 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
- +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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Booking & Getting There
Leipzig to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Leipzig to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
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