There are 12 ways to get from Cesena to Sicily by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
4h 8m€30–200Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BLQ - PMO
4h 31m€25–161Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
13h 59mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cesena to Civitavecchia Portcar
- Take the carferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Portocarferry
17h 54m€115–164Bus via Rome
- Take the bus from Cesena to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Busbus Autoservizi Salemi S201
18h 32m€63–86Train to Forlì International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Cesena to Forlitrain
- Fly from Forlì International Airport (FRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRL - PMO
3h 31m€135–419Fly Federico Fellini Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Federico Fellini Airport (RMI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane RMI - CTA
3h 26m€68–219Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FLR - CTA
5h 1m€46–214Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Trapani Airport
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane BLQ - TPS
5h 6m€67–269Train via Bologna
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
16h 29m€140–283Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Rimini to Roma Terminitrain Fa
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
18h 28m€144–266Bus
- Take the bus from Cesena Accoglienza to Bologna Centralebus N554
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
21h 6m€130–203
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cesena to Sicily is to train and fly which costs €25 - €170 and takes 4h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cesena to Sicily is to fly which takes 3h 26m and costs €65 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Cesena to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Cesena and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Cesena to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Cesena and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Bologna Centrale, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 29m.
The distance between Cesena and Sicily is 938 km.
The best way to get from Cesena to Sicily without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Cesena to Sicily, including transfers.
Cesena to Sicily bus services, operated by Sulga Autolinee, depart from Cesena station.
Cesena to Sicily train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Cesena station.
The best way to get from Cesena to Sicily is to bus via Rome which takes 18h 32m and costs €60 - €90. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €65 - €220 and takes 3h 26m, you could also train via Bologna, which costs €140 - €290 and takes 16h 29m.
What companies run services between Cesena, Italy and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a bus from Cesena to Piazza Boiardo via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Palermo Terminal Bus, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 18h 32m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Federico Fellini Airport (RMI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 3 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Forlì International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €29–110
Flights from Federico Fellini Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €15–100
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €15–95
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €11–110
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Cesena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cesena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rimini to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cesena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 075 5009641
- [email protected]
- Website
- sulga.it
Bus from Cesena to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Schedules at
- sulga.it
- 2nd Class
- €25–29
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cesena Accoglienza to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Cesena to Sicily bus services, operated by Sulga Autolinee, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Cesena to Sicily train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
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