There are 11 ways to get from Sicily to Scotland by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), car ferry, train, or bus
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)PMO - GLA
11h 12m£78–235Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)CIY - GLA
7h 53m£56–209Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma TerminiIc
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Marseille St Charles
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
43h 27m£221–843Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Marseille St Charles
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
44h 10m£225–830Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo
- Take the bus from Parma to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
2d 4h£131–336Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)CTA - GLA
11h 39m£66–173Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)CTA - ABZ
8h 37m£66–223Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)CTA - EDI
6h 34m£61–173Fly Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)PMO - EDI
6h 57m£68–145Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Take the bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
2d 7h£151–534Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North Station
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Buchanan Bus Station180
2d 13h
Sicily to Scotland by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Scotland is to fly which costs £65 - £150 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Scotland is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs £60 - £180.
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 Via Tommaso Fazello, Parma, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Sicily to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Palermo Notarbartolo and arriving at Glasgow Central via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Marseille St Charles, Lille Europe and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 27m.
The distance between Sicily and Scotland is 1502 miles.
The best way to get from Sicily to Scotland without a car is to train which takes 43h 27m and costs £220 - £850.
It takes approximately 11h 12m to get from Sicily to Scotland, including transfers.
Sicily to Scotland bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello station.
Sicily to Scotland train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Scotland is to fly which takes 11h 12m and costs £75 - £240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £220 - £850 and takes 43h 27m, you could also bus, which costs £130 - £340 and takes 2 days 4h.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Scotland?
Transavia Holland, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Glasgow Central via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Marseille St Charles, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 43h 27m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Linate, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Linate, London City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Parma to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- 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
- £23–27
- 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
- £50–110
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Sicily to Scotland bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, arrive at Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo station.
Scotland is 1h behind Sicily. It is currently 7:03 AM in Sicily and 6:03 AM in Scotland.
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