There are 10 ways to get from Sicily to Scotland by plane, car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PMO - GLA
11h 18m£63–225Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CTA - GLA
8h 20m£61–173Car ferry, bus, train via Chambéry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Chambérybus
- Take the train from Chambéry to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
42h 7m£281–1,006Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Frosinonetrain Ic
- Take the bus from Frosinone to Chambérybus
- Take the train from Chambéry to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
42h 51m£317–982Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
2d 6h£119–389Fly Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TPS - EDI
8h 46m£72–252Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CIY - GLA
7h 49m£61–229Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CTA - EDI
6h 37m£61–203Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2d 8h£149–549Bus via Sheffield
- Take the bus from Palermo-Via Libertà to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Linesbus
- Take the bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
- Take the bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180
2d 15h
Sicily to Scotland by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Scotland is to fly which costs £60 - £210 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Scotland is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs £60 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Palermo, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Sicily and Scotland is 1502 miles.
The best way to get from Sicily to Scotland without a car is to car ferry and bus and train via Chambéry which takes 42h 7m and costs £280 - £1,100.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Sicily to Scotland, including transfers.
Sicily to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Scotland is to fly which takes 11h 18m and costs £60 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £110 - £390 and takes 2 days 6h.
Sicily to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Scotland is 1h behind Sicily. It is currently 9:28 PM in Sicily and 8:28 PM in Scotland.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Scotland?
Transavia Holland, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Buchanan Bus Station via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, and London Victoria in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Linate, London City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–440
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Chambéry to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £100–370
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £100–160
- 1st Class
- £220–370
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Frosinone
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frosinone to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Palermo-Via Libertà to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–33
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- 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
- £50–120
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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