There are 10 ways to get from Volterra to Sicily by bus, plane, car, ferry, train (Trenitalia), or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Pisa International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the bus from Volterra to Pontedera Autostazione
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)PSA - PMO
5h 25m€65–282Bus, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Volterra to Pontedera Autostazione
- Take the train from Pontedera-Casciana T to Firenze S.M.N.
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)FLR - CTA
5h 54m€48–213Drive, ferry
- Drive from Volterra to Port of Naples
- Take the ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
13h 26m€116–164Train
- Take the train from Certaldo to Firenze S.M.N.Re
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Roma Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
16h 48m€134–252Bus
- Take the bus from Siena to PalermoN597
19h 29m€50–105Bus to Pisa International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the bus from Volterra to Pontedera Autostazione
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)PSA - CTA
5h 2m€63–230Bus, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Volterra to Pontedera Autostazione
- Take the train from Pontedera-Casciana T to Firenze S.M.N.
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)FLR - PMO
6h 21m€75–245Bus, train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the bus from Volterra to Pontedera Autostazione
- Take the train from Pontedera-Casciana T to Firenze S.M.N.
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BLQ - CTA
6h 37m€53–300Bus, train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Volterra to Pontedera Autostazione
- Take the train from Pontedera-Casciana T to Firenze S.M.N.
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BLQ - PMO
7h 5m€66–302Bus, train
- Take the bus from Volterra to Cecina Stazione Fs790
- Take the train from Cecina to Roma Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
18h 35m€69–190
Volterra to Sicily by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Volterra to Sicily is to bus which costs €50 - €110 and takes 19h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Volterra to Sicily is to bus and fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €60 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Volterra to Sicily. However, there are services departing from V.Garibaldi 26 Lato Bar and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Colle V.Elsa, Siena and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 29m.
The distance between Volterra and Sicily is 751 km.
The best way to get from Volterra to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 16h 48m and costs €130 - €260.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Volterra to Sicily, including transfers.
Volterra to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Siena station.
The best way to get from Volterra to Sicily is to train which takes 16h 48m and costs €130 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €110 and takes 19h 29m.
Volterra to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Palermo station.
There are 265+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Volterra, Italy and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a vehicle from Volterra to Palermo Notarbartolo via Certaldo, Florence Santa Maria Novella, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 16h 48m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Siena to Palermo once daily. Tickets cost €45–100 and the journey takes 16h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–170
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Certaldo to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €7–11
Train from Pontedera-Casciana T to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €7–11
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12–17
Train from Cecina to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cecina to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cecina to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- 800 570530
- Website
- pisa.cttnord.it
Bus from Volterra to Pontedera Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://pisa.cttnord.it/
- 2nd class
- €4–7
Bus from Volterra to Cecina Stazione Fs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://pisa.cttnord.it/
- 2nd class
- €4–6
- Phone
- +39 055 849 0505
- servizioclienti@at-bus.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Volterra to Pontedera Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
Bus from Volterra to Cecina Stazione Fs
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Siena to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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