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 to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane NTE - CTA
5h 29m€70–236Fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NTE - PMO
5h 54m€64–367Train
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 7m€327–568Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nantes to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 3m€280–410Bus 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€177–285Fly to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane NTE - TPS
14h 7m€84–325Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Modanetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
36h 6m€339–514Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes to Metzbus
- Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
45h 51m€350–491
Nantes to Sicily by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Sicily is to fly which costs €70 - €240 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 29m 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 Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon, Milano Centrale, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 7m.
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 7m and costs €320 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 29m 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 Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €70 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €320 - €600 and takes 27h 7m, you could also bus via Rome, which costs €170 - €290 and takes 40h 36m.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Sicily, Italy?
Volotea, easyJet, and two other airlines 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 Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, Milano Centrale, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 27h 7m.
- 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
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Trapani Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
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 Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- €29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- 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
- 4 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
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 Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 station.
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