There are 8 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 Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NTE - PMO
5h 45m€64–378Train
- Take the train from Nantes to Modanetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 55m€391–674Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nantes to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 3m€280–409Bus via Rome
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Busbus
40h 36m€165–283Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane NTE - CTA
5h 24m€70–236Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Nantes to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORY - PMO
7h 26m€156–421Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Nantes to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORY - CTA
7h 15m€142–339Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes to Metzbus
- Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
45h 51m€347–489
Nantes to Sicily by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Sicily is to fly which costs €70 - €240 and takes 5h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs €70 - €240.
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 Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Modane, Torino Porta Susa, Napoli Centrale and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 55m.
The distance between Nantes and Sicily is 1600 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 27h 55m and costs €390 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 45m 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 45m and costs €60 - €380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €390 - €700 and takes 27h 55m, you could also bus via Rome, which costs €160 - €290 and takes 40h 36m.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Sicily, Italy?
Volotea, Transavia France, and easyJet fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nantes to Palermo Notarbartolo via Modane, Torino Porta Susa, Napoli Centrale, and Palermo Centrale in around 27h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–300
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €280–390
- Website
- Onebus
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Nantes to Sicily bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Nantes to Sicily train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Modane station.
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