There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Sicily by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or 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 Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VIE - PMO
5h 17m€67–261Fly Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VIE - CTA
4h 42m€50–229Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
24h 30m€140–347Bus via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Vienna Central Train Station S+U Waldmanngründe to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Busbus
31h 52m€74–140Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 38m€116–424Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BTS - PMO
6h 22m€51–264Fly Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane VIE - TPS
8h 25m€72–288Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N1533
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus N592
32h 2m€82–166Drive, ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Palermocar
19h 37m€313–457
Vienna to Sicily by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Sicily is to fly which costs €50 - €230 and takes 4h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Sicily is to fly which takes 4h 42m and costs €50 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Vienna Central Train Station S+U Waldmanngründe and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Ljubljana Central Bus Station, Napoli, Autostazione Metropark and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Venezia Mestre, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 30m.
The distance between Vienna and Sicily is 1190 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 24h 30m and costs €140 - €350.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Vienna to Sicily, including transfers.
Vienna to Sicily bus services, operated by TripstAir, depart from Vienna Central Train Station S+U Waldmanngründe.
Vienna to Sicily train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €65 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €350 and takes 24h 30m, you could also bus via Ljubljana, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 31h 52m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Sicily, Italy?
Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, and ITA Airways fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wien Hbf to Palermo Notarbartolo via Venezia Mestre, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 24h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–95
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €85–110
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +38670511611
- info@tripstair.com
- Website
- tripstair.com
Bus from Vienna Central Train Station S+U Waldmanngründe to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://tripstair.com/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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Vienna to Sicily bus services, operated by TripstAir, arrive at Ljubljana Central Bus Station.
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