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
7h 50m€116–476Fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ESB - PMO
9h 11m€105–269Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)train Hst / ...
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
2d 5hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Ankara to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
33h 25m€572–839
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Sicily is to fly which costs €110 - €480 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Sicily is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €110 - €480.
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 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Ankara to Sicily, including transfers.
Sicily is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 7:07 PM in Ankara and 6:07 PM in Sicily.
There are 6394+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Sicily, Italy?
Turkish Airlines, AJet, 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 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- 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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