There are 10 ways to get from Sicily to Meteora by train, bus, busferry, car, ferry, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, Bus
best- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to BrindisiIc
- Take the bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Kalampáka
23h 30mFly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)CTA - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Paleofarsalos
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
12h 2m€77–208Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Kalampáka
27h 47mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisi
- Take the ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Meteora
19h 5m€173–260Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)CTA - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Trikala
14h 29m€159–315Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Kalampáka
27h 50mFly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)CTA - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
11h 37m€107–262Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Airport Bus, bus
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)CIY - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana, Airport to Fier
- Take the bus from Fier to Gjirokastër
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Kalampáka
10h 44mFly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)CIY - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
10h 36m€114–321Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Airport Bus, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)CTA - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana, Airport to Fier
- Take the bus from Fier to Gjirokastër
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Kalampáka
12h 35m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Meteora is to fly and train and bus which costs €75 - €210 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Meteora is to fly and bus which takes 10h 36m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Meteora. However, there are services departing from Galilei Giotto and arriving at Kalampáka via Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and Vlore , station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 50m.
The distance between Sicily and Meteora is 2966 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Meteora without a car is to train and Bus which takes 23h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 23h 30m to get from Sicily to Meteora, including transfers.
Sicily to Meteora bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, depart from Palermo Oreto Orsi station.
Sicily to Meteora bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, arrive at Messina Piazza della Repubblica station.
There are 913+ hotels available in Meteora.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Meteora, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Sicily to Meteora. However, you can take the train to Palermo Centrale, take the train to Lamezia Terme C., take the train to Brindisi, walk to Brindisi - Via Bastioni Carlo V, take the bus to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, take the bus to Vlorë, walk to Vlore , station, then take the bus to Kalampáka. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Kalampáka via Palermo Centrale, Messina Centrale, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Vlorë, and Vlore , station in around 27h 47m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Bari, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Malta, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Naples, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Kalampáka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Kalampáka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (+30) 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +355 52 22 55 39
- Website
- tirana-airport.com
Shuttle from Tirana, Airport to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- tirana-airport.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Fier to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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