There are 9 ways to get from Sicily to Sparta by plane, bus, car, ferry, train, or busferry
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Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CTA - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
9h 30m€88–224Drive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Bari M.macar
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Drive from Patras to Spartacar
29h 32m€187–334Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
35hFly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane CTA - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Spartibus
10h 59m€103–393Fly Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PMO - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
10h 18m€90–226Fly Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane PMO - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Spartibus
12h 27m€130–465Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Athens International Airport, bus
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CIY - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
11h 10m€160–393Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
35h 57mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582 / ...
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Sarandëbus
- Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Patrabus
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
39h 6m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Sparta is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €230 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Sparta is to fly and bus which takes 9h 30m and costs €85 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Sparta. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Sparti via Palermo, Cosenza - Autostazione, Vlore , station, Sarande,Posta Shqiptare and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 6m.
The distance between Sicily and Sparta is 1036 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Sparta without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 35h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Sicily to Sparta, including transfers.
Sicily to Sparta bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Sicily to Sparta bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cosenza station.
Sparta is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 8:26 PM in Sicily and 9:26 PM in Sparta.
There are 184+ hotels available in Sparta.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Sicily to Sparta. However, you can take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, take the subway to Στ.Συνταγματοσ, take the subway to Στ.Αγ.Αντωνιοσ, walk to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, then take the bus to Sparti. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Palermo to Sparta via Messina Marittima, Villa San Giovanni, Bari M.ma, and Patras in around 29h 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–220
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–220
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +302731026441
- info@ktel-lakonias.gr
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Patras to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- 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
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +355 69 22 76 426
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 398 7951
- support@olgenotravel.com
- Website
- olgenotravel.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://olgenotravel.com/
- Phone
- +383 49 163 492
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/boraku
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +7 916 321-96-39
- info@rivierabus.com
- Website
- rivierabus.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://www.rivierabus.com/
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- contact@ahmetitravel.com
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- 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
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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