There are 9 ways to get from Turkey to Sicily by plane, bus, busferry, 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 Istanbul Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane IST - CTA
5h 49m€101–286Bus, bus and ferry via Kateríni
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Katerinibus
- Take the bus from Kateríni to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Palermobus 582
43h 9mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
27h 18m€334–527Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ADB - CTA
7h 23m€145–345Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ESB - CTA
8h 25m€107–337Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SAW - CTA
8h 29m€116–256Fly Istanbul Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane IST - PMO
6h 39m€105–347Fly Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AYT - CTA
8h 16m€104–235Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oretobus
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Istanbul Airport (IST) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Sicily is to fly which costs €100 - €240 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Kateríni, Vlorë, Cosenza and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 9m.
The distance between Turkey and Sicily is 1293 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Sicily without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Kateríni which takes 43h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Turkey to Sicily, including transfers.
Turkey to Sicily bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Istanbul station.
Turkey to Sicily bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Katerini station.
Sicily is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 12:14 PM in Turkey and 10:14 AM in Sicily.
There are 6010+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Turkey and Sicily, Italy?
Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Katerini
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Kateríni to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cosenza to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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