There are 7 ways to get from Hamburg to Sicily by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
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 Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HAM - CTA
5h 45m€77–207Fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HAM - PMO
7h 45m€76–298Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hamburg to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 14m€302–442Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Würzburg Hbftrain 25
- Take the bus from Würzburg Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
32h 26m€343–621Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N24
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
39h 19m€313–440Train, bus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Würzburg Hbf to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
39h 33m€306–570Bus
- Take the bus from HAMBURG, ZOB, Adenauerallee 74 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8bus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Palermo Terminal Busbus
45h 21m€191–388
Hamburg to Sicily by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Sicily is to fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €75 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg station to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Hamburg central bus station and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 19m.
The distance between Hamburg and Sicily is 1857 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Sicily without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 32h 26m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Hamburg to Sicily, including transfers.
Hamburg to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg central bus station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €75 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus via Zurich, which costs €310 - €440 and takes 39h 19m.
Hamburg to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
There are 6147+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Sicily, Italy?
Eurowings, Neos, and four other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hamburg central bus station to Piazza Boiardo via ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai, Palermo Piazza Cairoli, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 39h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–104
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €98–104
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Würzburg Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Würzburg Hbf to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €270–380
- Website
- Onebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from HAMBURG, ZOB, Adenauerallee 74 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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