There are 12 ways to get from Modena to Sicily by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Modena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
3h 44m€27–165Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
13h 30mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Modena to Civitavecchia Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Portocarferry
17h 42m€114–170Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
20h 49m€116–203Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Modena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BLQ - PMO
4h 5m€30–178Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Trapani Airport
- Take the train from Modena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane BLQ - TPS
4h 42m€57–224Train to Parma Giuseppe Verdi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Modena to Parmatrain
- Fly from Parma Giuseppe Verdi Airport (PMF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PMF - PMO
4h 4m€88–424Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane BLQ - CIY
3h 37m€80–277Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VRN - CTA
5h 9m€54–227Train
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Roma Terminitrain 9941 / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
15h 59m€135–293Train via Modena (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
16h 10m€130–313Bus
- Take the bus from Modena to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
21h 23m
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modena to Sicily is to train and fly which costs €27 - €170 and takes 3h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Modena to Sicily is to fly which takes 3h 37m and costs €80 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Modena to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Modena to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Modena and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Bologna centrale, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 59m.
The distance between Modena and Sicily is 892 km.
The best way to get from Modena to Sicily without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Modena to Sicily, including transfers.
Modena to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
Modena to Sicily train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Bologna centrale station.
The best way to get from Modena to Sicily is to bus via Bologna which takes 20h 49m and costs €110 - €210. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €80 - €280 and takes 3h 37m, you could also train, which costs €130 - €300 and takes 15h 59m.
What companies run services between Modena, Italy and Sicily, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo once daily. Tickets cost €110–190 and the journey takes 18h 35m. Alternatively, Aeroitalia and FlexFlight ApS fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Parma Giuseppe Verdi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–80
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €14–95
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–700
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–700
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modena to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modena to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–65
- 2nd Class
- €19–26
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Modena to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Civitavecchia Port to Palermo Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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