There are 9 ways to get from Magdeburg to Sicily by train, plane, car, car ferry, night 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.
Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BER - CTA
7h 1m€79–329Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Magdeburg to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
30h 13m€304–445Train, night train
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Firenze Campo Marte to Roma Terminitrain Fa / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
31h 51m€253–604Train, bus
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
33h 15m€320–564Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LEJ - CTA
8h 35m€172–459Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BER - PMO
7h 31m€88–330Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NUE - PMO
8h 28m€134–421Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PRG - CTA
10h 35m€99–291Train, bus via Bologna
- Take the train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus
36h 11m€232–425
Magdeburg to Sicily by train and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Magdeburg to Sicily is to train and fly which costs €75 - €330 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Magdeburg to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €75 - €330.
No, there is no direct train from Magdeburg to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Magdeburg Hbf and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Halle(Saale)Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Firenze Campo Marte, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 51m.
The distance between Magdeburg and Sicily is 1835 km.
The best way to get from Magdeburg to Sicily without a car is to train and night train which takes 31h 51m and costs €250 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Magdeburg to Sicily, including transfers.
Magdeburg to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Magdeburg Hbf station.
Magdeburg to Sicily train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Halle(Saale)Hbf station.
There are 6008+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Magdeburg, Germany and Sicily, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Magdeburg to Sicily. However, you can take the train to Berlin Hbf, take the train to Flughafen BER, walk to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, then take the shuttle to Faro Biscari. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Magdeburg to Palermo via Port of Genoa and Port of Palermo in around 30h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze Campo Marte to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze Campo Marte to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze Campo Marte to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- 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
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–23
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- 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
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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