There are 9 ways to get from Karpathos to Sicily by ferry, plane, bus, busferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the ferry from Karpathos to Heraklionferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HER - CTA
11h 44m€110–304Fly Karpathos Island National Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AOK - CTA
10h 37m€52–217Ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Karpathos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
46h 49mFerry, bus, bus and ferry, train via Naples
- Take the ferry from Karpathos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Ferraris-Circumvesuvianabus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
2dFerry to Rhodes International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the ferry from Karpathos to Rhodesferry
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane RHO - CTA
10h 24m€103–292Fly Karpathos Island National Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane AOK - PMO
10h 3m€90–314Fly Karpathos Island National Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane AOK - TPS
26h 50m€82–336Ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train #2
- Take the ferry from Karpathos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
46h 54mFerry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Karpathos to Heraklionferry Bsf
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Palermobus 582
2d 3h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karpathos to Sicily is to fly which costs €50 - €220 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Karpathos to Sicily is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs €90 - €320.
The distance between Karpathos and Sicily is 1168 km.
The best way to get from Karpathos to Sicily without a car is to ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 46h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 44m to get from Karpathos to Sicily, including transfers.
Sicily is 1h behind Karpathos. It is currently 8:37 PM in Karpathos and 7:37 PM in Sicily.
There are 6261+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Karpathos, Greece and Sicily, Italy?
Austrian Airlines, Ryanair, and Volotea fly from Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Karpathos Island National Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Karpathos Island National Airport to Palermo Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Karpathos Island National Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Karpathos Island National Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Karpathos Island National Airport to Trapani Airport via Athens, Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Karpathos to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Karpathos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Karpathos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Karpathos to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Karpathos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Karpathos to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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