There are 5 ways to get from Sicily to Cythera by plane, train, busferry, 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 from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kythira (KIT)CTA - KIT
15h 16m€87–333Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Korinthos
- Take the train from Corinth to PiraeusRe
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kýthira
41h 55mFly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Kythira (KIT)CIY - KIT
13h 40m€104–462Fly from Palermo Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kythira (KIT)PMO - KIT
10h 9m€114–406Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenza582
- Take the bus from Cosenza - Autostazione to Lushnjë
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Athens
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kýthira
43h 58m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kythira (KIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Cythera is to fly which costs €85 - €340 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Cythera is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs €110 - €410.
The distance between Sicily and Cythera is 724 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Cythera without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and car ferry which takes 41h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from Sicily to Cythera, including transfers.
Cythera is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 5:29 AM in Sicily and 6:29 AM in Cythera.
There are 151+ hotels available in Cythera.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Cythera, Greece?
Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kythira (KIT) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kythira via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Kythira via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kythira via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Kythira via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kythira via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Kythira via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €29–45
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Corinth to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Cosenza - Autostazione to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Lushnjë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kýthira
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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