There are 11 ways to get from London to Sicily by train, plane 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.
Recommended option
Train to London Gatwick, fly to Catania
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Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
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Fly from London Gatwick (LGW) to Catania (CTA)
10 alternative options
Fly London City to Catania
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Fly from London City (LCY) to Catania (CTA)
Fly London Stansted to Catania
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Fly from London Stansted (STN) to Catania (CTA)
Fly London Heathrow to Palermo
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Fly from London Heathrow (LHR) to Palermo (PMO)
Train to London Luton, fly to Catania
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
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Fly from London Luton (LTN) to Catania (CTA)
Train to London Gatwick, fly to Palermo
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Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
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Fly from London Gatwick (LGW) to Palermo (PMO)
Fly London Stansted to Palermo
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Fly from London Stansted (STN) to Palermo (PMO)
Fly London City to Palermo
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Fly from London City (LCY) to Palermo (PMO)
Train
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
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Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
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Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
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Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
Train, bus
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
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Take the bus from Paris to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
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Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
Bus
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Take the bus from London - Victoria Coach Station to Paris - Bercy Seine
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Take the bus from Paris - Bercy Seine to Milan
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Take the bus from Milan to Palermo
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Sicily is to fly which costs £50 - £290 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from London to Sicily is to train and fly. Taking this option will cost £45 - £270 and takes 5h 49m.
No, there is no direct bus from London station to Sicily. However, there are services departing from London - Victoria Coach Station and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Paris - Bercy Seine, Milan and Stazione Centrale - Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from London to Sicily. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Gare du Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Milano Centrale, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 41m.
The distance between London and Sicily is 1910 km.
The best way to get from London to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 26h 41m and costs £230 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from London to Sicily, including transfers.
London to Sicily bus services, operated by Blablabus, depart from London - Victoria Coach Station.
London to Sicily train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from London to Sicily is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs £95 - £490. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £230 - £600 and takes 26h 41m, you could also bus, which costs £120 - £270 and takes 46h 25m.

- Distance: 1910.2 km
- Duration: 5h 49m
What companies run services between London, England and Sicily, Italy?
Alitalia, KLM and five other airlines fly from London Bank DLR to Catania every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from London King's Cross to Palermo via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, Milano Centrale, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 26h 41m.

- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €390
Flights from London Gatwick to Catania via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €390
Flights from London Gatwick to Catania via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65 - €390
Flights from London Gatwick to Catania via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €390
Flights from London Gatwick to Catania via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €390
Flights from London Luton to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €550
Flights from London Luton to Catania via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €550
Flights from London Luton to Catania via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €550
Flights from London Luton to Catania via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €550
Flights from London Gatwick to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €480
Flights from London Gatwick to Palermo via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €480
Flights from London Gatwick to Palermo via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €480
Flights from London Gatwick to Palermo via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €480
Flights from London Gatwick to Palermo via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €480
Flights from London Gatwick to Palermo via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €480
Flights from London Gatwick to Palermo via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €480

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €650
Flights from London Stansted to Catania via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €650
Flights from London Stansted to Catania via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €650
Flights from London Stansted to Catania via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €650
Flights from London Stansted to Catania via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €650
Flights from London Stansted to Catania via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €650
Flights from London Stansted to Catania via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €650
Flights from London Stansted to Catania via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €650
Flights from London Stansted to Catania via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €650
Flights from London Luton to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €2600
Flights from London Luton to Catania via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €2600
Flights from London Stansted to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €360
Flights from London Stansted to Palermo via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €360
Flights from London Stansted to Palermo via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €360
Flights from London Stansted to Palermo via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €360
Flights from London Stansted to Palermo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €360

- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from London City to Catania via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €360
Flights from London City to Catania via Milan Linate, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €360
Flights from London Heathrow to Palermo via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €500
Flights from London Heathrow to Palermo via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €500
Flights from London City to Palermo via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €550
Flights from London City to Palermo via Milan Linate, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €600

- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Catania via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350 - €1400
Flights from London Heathrow to Palermo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210 - €900
Flights from London Gatwick to Palermo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €210 - €850

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City to Catania via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €550
Flights from London City to Palermo via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €470

- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €240
Flights from London Gatwick to Catania via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €240

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €650
Flights from London Heathrow to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210 - €900

- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Catania via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €750
Flights from London Gatwick to Palermo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €210 - €850

- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City to Catania via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €360

- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €370

- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Palermo via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €550

- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Luton to Catania via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55 - €290

- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City to Palermo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340 - €850

- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from London City to Palermo via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €480

- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11 - €17
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €11 - €17

- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- €14

- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17 - €40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €17 - €25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €26 - €40

- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16 - €80
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables
- Standard
- €16 - €23
- 1st Class
- €55 - €80

Rome2Rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120 - €350
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- €320 - €350
- Standard
- €120 - €150
- Standard Premier
- €160 - €210

- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65 - €120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €100 - €115
Frequently asked questions

- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30 - €90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30 - €50
- Smart Low Cost
- €35 - €45
- Smart Flex
- €60 - €90

- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40 - €120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce.html
- Super Economy
- €40 - €55
- Base Standard
- €70 - €95
- Base Premium
- €85 - €120

- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- €30 - €50
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50 - €70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- €50 - €70
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35 - €55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- €35 - €55

Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Paris to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120 - €180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60 - €90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110 - €170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions

- Phone
- +33 1 71 53 01 80
- Website
- blablacar.fr
Bus from London - Victoria Coach Station to Paris - Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from Paris - Bercy Seine to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50 - €80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/

- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Paris Gare de Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables

- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milan Lampugnano to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60 - €90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from London Gatwick Airport to Catania Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 10m.
London to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Palermo station.
Sicily is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 5:21 AM in London and 6:21 AM in Sicily.
London to Sicily train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Palermo Centrale station.
British Airways, Vueling Airlines, Iberia and two other airlines offer flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania Airport.
There are 222+ hotels available in Sicily. Prices start at €29 per night.
The best way to get from London to London City Airport is to tram which takes 21 min and costs £2 - £7.