There are 9 ways to get from Sicily to Turkey by plane, train, busferry, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Istanbul (IST)plane CTA - IST
5h 23m₺6,296–16,296Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CTA - SAW
7h 16m₺3,599–38,319Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Istanbulbus
43h 27mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Istanbulcar
26h 45m₺16,255–25,124Fly Palermo Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Istanbul (IST)plane PMO - IST
6h 15m₺6,791–15,417Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane CTA - ADB
8h 4m₺6,767–16,292Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane CTA - AYT
8h₺5,746–17,246Bus, 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 Katerínibus
- Take the bus from Katerini to Istanbulbus
43h 38mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Roma Termini to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 7h₺12,206–22,649
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Turkey is to fly which costs 3.600 ₺ - 39.000 ₺ and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Turkey is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Istanbul via Palermo, Cosenza - Autostazione, Vlore , station and Katerini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 38m.
The distance between Sicily and Turkey is 1291 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Turkey without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 43h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Sicily to Turkey, including transfers.
Sicily to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Sicily to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cosenza station.
Turkey is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 1:49 PM in Sicily and 2:49 PM in Turkey.
There are 3073+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Turkey?
Turkish Airlines and Air Malta fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Istanbul (IST) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–14,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–15,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–11,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–17,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–12,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–12,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–10,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–14,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Antalya Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–10,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Antalya Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–13,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Antalya Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–15,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–15,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–12,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Antalya Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–12,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–9,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–11,000
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–10,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,400
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,600
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–11,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–3,956
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,196
- Single Room
- ₺3,956
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,931
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- 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 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺84
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Korçë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,900
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Kateríni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Katerini to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,700
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Roma Termini to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,834
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,400
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,100
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Want to know more about travelling around Türkiye
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide






































