There are 10 ways to get from Groningen to Sicily by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), car, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AMS - CTA
7h 19m€123–293Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
10h 14m€103–470Train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train Tgv
- Take the train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
32h 16m€550–1,066Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Groningen to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 34m€325–474Bus
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
45h 12mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane AMS - PMO
7h 40m€117–276Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EIN - CTA
9h 13m€115–333Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Goudatrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane RTM - CTA
8h 9m€313–715Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUS - CTA
9h 35m€123–316Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Genoabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
38h 53m€465–805
Groningen to Sicily by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Sicily is to train and fly which costs €110 - €280 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs €120 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Dortmund Hbf and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Schiphol Airport, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S., Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 16m.
The distance between Groningen and Sicily is 2054 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 32h 16m and costs €550 - €1100.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Groningen to Sicily, including transfers.
Groningen to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Sicily train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
The best way to get from Groningen to Sicily is to train which takes 32h 16m and costs €550 - €1100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 45h 12m.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a train from Groningen to Palermo Notarbartolo via Schiphol Airport, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S., Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 32h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Groningen central station to Piazza Boiardo via Dortmund central bus station, Dortmund Hbf, Palermo Piazza Cairoli, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 45h 12m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Gouda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €310–550
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €310–550
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €23–35
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Dortmund Hbf to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- 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
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Groningen to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
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