There are 8 ways to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, or night train
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Fly Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
5h 4m€86–224Fly Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
5h 25m€80–217Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
28h 35m€225–340Bus
- Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
31h 5mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
32h 19m€235–606Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STR - CTA
6h 34m€112–376Bus via Rome
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N77
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus N592
35h 39m€200–327Bus #2
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main - Stuttgarter Straße to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
37h 10m
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily is to fly which costs €80 - €220 and takes 5h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €85 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Offenbach and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Mühlheim am Main and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Stuttgart Hbf, Verona Porta Nuova, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 19m.
The distance between Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Sicily is 1507 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily without a car is to bus which takes 31h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily, including transfers.
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Frankfurt am Main - Stuttgarter Straße station.
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €85 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 31h 5m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Germany and Sicily, Italy?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairoli once a week, and the journey takes 28h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mühlheim am Main to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Frankfurt am Main - Stuttgarter Straße to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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More Questions & Answers
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
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