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 Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HAM - CTA
5h 45m€82–257Fly Hamburg Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HAM - PMO
7h 41m€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 Rome
- 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 Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
32h 34m€356–619Train, bus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingentrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Göttingen to München Hbftrain 25
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
35h 13m€378–615Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HAJ - PMO
8h 59m€182–421Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
40h 9m€311–439
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Sicily is to fly which costs €80 - €260 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €80 - €260.
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 40h 9m.
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 Rome which takes 32h 34m and costs €350 - €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 €80 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €310 - €440 and takes 40h 9m.
Hamburg to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
There are 6173+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Sicily, Italy?
Eurowings, Neos, and two 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 40h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Hannover Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- 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
- €95–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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 München Hackerbrücke to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- 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
- 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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