There are 6 ways to get from Kefalonia (Island) to Sicily by plane, ferry, train, busferry, bus, or car ferry
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 Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane EFL - PMO
4h 38m€70–224Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Sami to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 24m€137–251Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Argostoli to Patrabusferry
- Take the bus from Patra to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oretobus
33h 4mFly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EFL - CTA
4h 32m€85–220Fly to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane EFL - TPS
6h 50m€70–274Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Sami to Port of Baricarferry
- Take the bus from Bari to Palermobus 591
31h 18m€164–254
Kefalonia (Island) to Sicily by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kefalonia (Island) to Sicily is to fly which costs €70 - €230 and takes 4h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Kefalonia (Island) to Sicily is to fly which takes 4h 32m and costs €85 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Kefalonia (Island) to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Argostoli and arriving at John Lennon 100 via Patra, Vlorë, Messina Piazza della Repubblica and Regione Siciliana Oreto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 4m.
The distance between Kefalonia (Island) and Sicily is 678 km.
The best way to get from Kefalonia (Island) to Sicily without a car is to ferry and train which takes 27h 24m and costs €130 - €260.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Kefalonia (Island) to Sicily, including transfers.
Kefalonia (Island) to Sicily bus services, operated by KTEL Kefalonia, depart from Argostoli station.
Kefalonia (Island) to Sicily bus services, operated by KTEL Kefalonia, arrive at Patra station.
Sicily is 1h behind Kefalonia (Island). It is currently 4:57 PM in Kefalonia (Island) and 3:57 PM in Sicily.
There are 6397+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Kefalonia (Island), Greece and Sicily, Italy?
easyJet, Ryanair, and five other airlines fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Argostoli to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Patra to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Sami to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Sami to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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