There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Sicily by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)GLA - CTA
8h 12m€80–198Fly Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)EDI - CTA
6h 39m€72–195Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marseille St CharlesTgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Roma Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
43h 19m€358–1,194Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
2d 6h€175–626Bus via Naples
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria838
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
2d 7h€167–438Fly Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)GLA - PMO
9h€92–267Fly Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)EDI - PMO
7h 2m€79–167Fly Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trapani Airport (TPS)EDI - TPS
9h 32m€99–304Fly Glasgow Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)GLA - CIY
15h€83–289Fly Edinburgh Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)EDI - CIY
16h 32m€129–353Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
2d 7h€148–491
Scotland to Sicily by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Sicily is to fly which costs €75 - €170 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Sicily is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €70 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Napoli, Autostazione Metropark and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Marseille St Charles, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 19m.
The distance between Scotland and Sicily is 2530 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 43h 19m and costs €350 - €1200.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Scotland to Sicily, including transfers.
Scotland to Sicily bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Sicily train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Sicily is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs €80 - €200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €350 - €1200 and takes 43h 19m, you could also bus via Naples, which costs €160 - €440 and takes 2 days 7h.
What companies run services between Scotland and Sicily, Italy?
Ulendo Airlink, Jet2.com, and Ryanair fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central to Palermo Notarbartolo via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Marseille St Charles, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 43h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Birmingham, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Birmingham, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–500
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- 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
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Scotland to Sicily bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria station.
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