There are 13 ways to get from Sicily to Europe by plane, train, car ferry, car, train (Trenitalia), bus, or taxi
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Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CTA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 18m$132–409Fly Palermo Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane PMO - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
9h 39m$126–462Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Europecar
29h 31m$236–381Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Wabern Bahnhoftrain 26
30h 19m$362–637Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Kasselbus N73
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
38h 1m$138–322Fly Palermo Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PMO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 46m$139–391Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CIY - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
9h 47m$167–541Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CTA - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 51m$188–406Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hahn, bus, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hahn (HHN)plane CTA - HHN
- Take the bus from Hahn to Mainz, Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhoftrain
12h 43m$133–317Fly Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PMO - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbftrain
11h 52m$144–543Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Savonatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Savona to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Wabern Bahnhoftrain 26
- Take the taxi from Knüllwald-Ellingshausen to Europetaxi
38h 37m$302–502Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Sibaribus 582 / ...
- Take the bus from Sibari to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Fulda Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB to Bebra Bahnhofbus
38h 39mBus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the bus from NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Lucci to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowicebus
- Take the bus from ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice to FULDA, Hbf/ZOB, Am Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
46h 27m$222–302
Sicily to Europe by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Europe is to fly and bus and train which costs $130 - $320 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Europe is to fly and train which takes 9h 39m and costs $120 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Europe. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Nentershausen Oderstraße via Palermo, Sibari, Frankfurt, Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB and Bebra Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 39m.
The distance between Sicily and Europe is 1699 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Europe without a car is to train which takes 30h 19m and costs $360 - $650.
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Sicily to Europe, including transfers.
Sicily to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Europe is to train which takes 30h 19m and costs $360 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 38h 39m.
Sicily to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sibari station.
There are 822+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Europe?
You can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Europe via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Karlsruhe Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Wabern Bahnhof, Wabern Bahnhof, and Spangenberg Stadtmitte in around 30h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Nentershausen Oderstraße via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo, Sibari, Frankfurt, Fulda Station, Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 38h 39m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Frankfurt via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Frankfurt via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hahn via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Wabern Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $47–52
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $140–200
- 2nd Class
- $130–180
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Savona to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 (0) 6543 5019-400
- reisebuero@bohr.de
- Website
- bohr.de
Bus from Hahn to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- bohr.de
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Sibari to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Fulda Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- kundenservice@dbregiobus-sw.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Bus from Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Lucci to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice to FULDA, Hbf/ZOB, Am Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Bad Hersfeld Taxi Bastick
- Phone
- +49 6621 204311
- Website
- taxi-bastick.de
Bad Hersfeld
- Phone
- +49 6621 799888
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