There are 4 ways to get from Ankara to Sicily by plane, train, 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 to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ESB - CTA
8h 25m€97–297Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)train Hst / ...
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Lushnjëbus
- Take the busferry from Lushnjë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
47h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Ankara to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
33h 26m€653–958Fly to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ESB - PMO
8h 40m€101–308
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Sicily is to fly which costs €95 - €300 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Sicily is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs €95 - €300.
The distance between Ankara and Sicily is 1613 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Sicily without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 47h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Ankara to Sicily, including transfers.
Sicily is 2h behind Ankara. It is currently 5:33 PM in Ankara and 3:33 PM in Sicily.
There are 6090+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Sicily, Italy?
Turkish Airlines, SunExpress, and Ryanair fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pogradec to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Lushnjë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- 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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