There are 10 ways to get from Liguria to Sicily by plane, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GOA - CTA
3h 47m€55–155Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sarzana to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FLR - CTA
5h 33m€46–208Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Roma Tiburtinatrain Fa / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
17h 33m€160–287Car ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
21h 1m€102–153Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 510 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermobus N597 / ...
22h 24m€133–206Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GOA - PMO
4h 13m€64–196Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Sarzana to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
4h 30m€48–256Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Sarzana to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
4h 5m€49–225Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Sarzana to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
6h 20m€47–276Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centraletrain Fb / ...
- Take the carferry from Livorno to Port of Palermocarferry
24h 34m€86–192
Liguria to Sicily by train (Trenitalia)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liguria to Sicily is to fly which costs €55 - €160 and takes 3h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Liguria to Sicily is to fly which takes 3h 47m and costs €55 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Liguria to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Cadorna/Piazza Della Vittoria and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Genoa, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 24m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Liguria to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Port of Genoa and arriving at Port of Palermo via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Liguria to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Genova Brignole and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Roma Tiburtina, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 33m.
The distance between Liguria and Sicily is 946 km.
The best way to get from Liguria to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 17h 33m and costs €160 - €290.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Liguria to Sicily, including transfers.
Liguria to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Genoa station.
Liguria to Sicily train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Genova Brignole station.
What companies run services between Liguria, Italy and Sicily, Italy?
Ryanair and ITA Airways fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Genova Brignole to Palermo Notarbartolo via Roma Tiburtina, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 17h 33m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport via Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–110
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–65
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €15–95
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova Brignole to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Sarzana to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Sarzana to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- 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
Train from Sarzana to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Sarzana to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Sarzana to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Sarzana to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Sarzana to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Sarzana to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Sarzana to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Sarzana to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Livorno to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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Booking & Getting There
The best way to get from Liguria to Sicily is to fly which takes 3h 47m and costs €55 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €290 and takes 17h 33m, you could also bus, which costs €130 - €210 and takes 22h 24m.
Liguria to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Liguria to Sicily train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Roma Tiburtina station.
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