There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Sicily by plane, bus, train, ferry, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bilbao Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BIO - PMO
5h 43m€65–200Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermobus
41h 33m€251–410Train, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoaferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
44h 11m€276–423Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Civitavecchia Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Portocarferry
29h€312–454Fly Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BIO - CTA
7h 22m€91–177Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VIT - PMO
9h 21m€85–322Train, bus
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Naples Metropark Central Parkingbus 18
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
41h 54m€271–510Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
2d 3h€274–421Bus via Sala Consilina
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padua Bus Station to Ponte Filo-barca S.da Statale 19 delle Calabriebus
- Take the bus from Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19 to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
2d 4h
Bilbao to Sicily by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Sicily is to fly which costs €65 - €200 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 43m and costs €65 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Bordeaux, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 33m.
The distance between Bilbao and Sicily is 1511 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Sicily without a car is to bus which takes 41h 33m and costs €250 - €410.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Bilbao to Sicily, including transfers.
Bilbao to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 43m and costs €65 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €250 - €410 and takes 41h 33m.
Bilbao to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
There are 6398+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Sicily, Italy?
Volotea, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Palermo Airport (PMO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao to Piazza Boiardo via Bordeaux, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 41h 33m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Palermo Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–90
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Naples Metropark Central Parking
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +390981 500331
- [email protected]
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Padua Bus Station to Ponte Filo-barca S.da Statale 19 delle Calabrie
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- saj.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19 to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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