There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Syracuse by plane, bus, ferry, train, or busferry
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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MEL - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Siracusa - v.le Scala Grecabus
26h 46m€620–1,526Fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane MEL - CIY
- Take the train from Comiso to Siracusatrain
31h 43m€507–1,357Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MEL - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Catania Via Archimede to Siracusa - v.le Scala Grecabus
34h 32mFly to Malta International Airport, bus and ferry, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane MEL - MLA
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Pozzallo to Siracusabus
31h 1m€820–1,414
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Syracuse is to fly and bus which costs €600 - €1600 and takes 26h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Syracuse is to fly and bus which takes 26h 46m and costs €600 - €1600.
The distance between Melbourne and Syracuse is 15723 km.
It takes approximately 26h 46m to get from Melbourne to Syracuse, including transfers.
Syracuse is 10h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:47 AM in Melbourne and 8:47 PM in Syracuse.
There are 3028+ hotels available in Syracuse.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Syracuse, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Syracuse. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, then take the bus to Siracusa - v.le Scala Greca. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Ravagnese - Aeroporto, take the line 118 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi, walk to Reggio Calabria C.Le, take the train to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, take the ferry to Messina Marittima, walk to Messina Centrale, take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania Via Archimede, then take the bus to Siracusa - v.le Scala Greca.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–1,900
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Comiso to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Catania Airport to Siracusa - v.le Scala Greca
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–8
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
Bus from Catania Via Archimede to Siracusa - v.le Scala Greca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pozzallo to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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