There are 10 ways to get from Sicily to Turkey by plane, train, busferry, bus, car, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Istanbul (IST)plane CTA - IST
5h 32m₺4,782–12,178Train, 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 30mDrive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San 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 31m₺15,632–25,235Fly 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
7h 9m₺6,626–13,222Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane CTA - ESB
7h 40m₺5,132–13,228Fly Palermo Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Istanbul (IST)plane PMO - IST
6h 15m₺4,995–14,277Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CTA - SAW
7h 14m₺5,095–14,199Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane CTA - AYT
9h 14m₺5,104–9,700Train, 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₺8,383–16,902Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Salerno Piazza delle Concordiabus
- Take the bus from Salerno to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 15h
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Turkey is to fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 9h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Turkey is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs 4.700 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
The distance between Sicily and Turkey is 1294 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 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Sicily to Turkey, including transfers.
The best way to get from Sicily to Turkey is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs 4.700 ₺ - 13.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 15h.
Turkey is 2h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 6:02 AM in Sicily and 8:02 AM in Turkey.
There are 4384+ 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. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Aksaray via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo Terminal Bus, Salerno, București, Autogara Militari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Esenler Otogar in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–22,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–12,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–14,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–22,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–12,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Antalya Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–12,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–12,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–16,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Istanbul via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–22,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–15,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–12,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺838
- 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
- ₺650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–5,500
- 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
- ₺650–3,835
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,128
- Single Room
- ₺3,835
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,871
- 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
- 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
- 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/
- 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
- ₺5,654
- 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
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.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
- ₺800–1,300
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,400
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Salerno Piazza delle Concordia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Salerno to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺128–129
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.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
- ₺2,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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