There are 7 ways to get from Nantes to Sicily by plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, or train
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
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane NTE - CTA
5h 27m€76–176Fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NTE - PMO
5h 48m€70–199Train
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 37m€334–771Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nantes to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 6m€275–412Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Turin to Palermobus
40h€235–411Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
34h 44m€309–555Train, bus
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorraine TGVtrain
- Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
40h 59m
Nantes to Sicily by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Sicily is to fly which costs €65 - €200 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs €75 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Chambéry - Bus Station, Turin and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon, Torino Porta Susa, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 37m.
The distance between Nantes and Sicily is 1752 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 27h 37m and costs €330 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Nantes to Sicily, including transfers.
Nantes to Sicily bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
Nantes to Sicily train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs €75 - €180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €330 - €800 and takes 27h 37m, you could also bus, which costs €230 - €420 and takes 40h.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Sicily, Italy?
easyJet, Volotea, and ITA Airways fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nantes to Palermo Notarbartolo via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, Torino Porta Susa, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 27h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Lorraine TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Nantes to Sicily bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Chambéry - Bus Station.
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