There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Modica by plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, train, or night train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZRH - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Modicabus
7h 16m€87–273Train to Basel, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BSL - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Modicabus
8h 29m€85–262Train via Rome
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Siracusatrain Ic
- Take the train from Siracusa to Modicatrain Re
22h 3m€254–615Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Cataniabus
- Take the bus from Catania Via Archimede to Ragusa Bus Terminalbus
27h 38m€114–206Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Modicacar
29h 10m€203–315Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane LIN - CIY
7h 54m€217–538Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Modicabus
10h 2m€101–314Fly Zurich Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane ZRH - CIY
7h 24m€179–357Bus via Rosarno
- Take the bus from Zürich to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rosarnobus
- Take the bus from Rosarno to Siracusa - Corso Umbertobus
- Take the bus from Siracusa to Modicabus
28h 45mTrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibalditrain S11
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Siracusatrain
- Take the train from Siracusa to Modicatrain Re
28h 58m€267–574Train, night train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Siracusanighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Siracusa to Modicatrain Re
27h 9m€229–535
Zurich to Modica by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Modica is to bus which costs €110 - €210 and takes 27h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Modica is to fly and bus which takes 7h 16m and costs €85 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Modica. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Modica via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Catania Via Archimede and Ragusa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Modica. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Modica via Lugano, Milano Centrale, Roma Termini and Siracusa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 3m.
The distance between Zurich and Modica is 1376 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Modica without a car is to train via Rome which takes 22h 3m and costs €250 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Zurich to Modica, including transfers.
Zurich to Modica bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich station.
Zurich to Modica train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Modica is to train via Rome which takes 22h 3m and costs €250 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 27h 38m, you could also fly, which costs €170 - €360 and takes 7h 24m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Modica, Italy?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Modica via Lugano, Milano Centrale, Roma Termini, and Siracusa in around 22h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich to Modica via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Catania, Catania Via Archimede, and Ragusa in around 27h 38m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Florence, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Venice, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Florence, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Venice, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Siracusa to Modica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Milano Centrale to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 091 62.08.111
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Catania Airport to Modica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Siracusa to Modica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Catania Via Archimede to Ragusa Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Rosarno to Siracusa - Corso Umberto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Zurich to Modica bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Zurich to Modica train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
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