There are 9 ways to get from Northern Ireland to Sicily by plane, busferry, 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 George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BHD - CTA
8h 37m€147–237Fly Belfast International Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BFS - PMO
8h 48m€64–199Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
2d 13h€410–600Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BHD - PMO
8h 8m€71–258Fly Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BFS - CTA
8h 12m€90–208Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUB - CTA
8h 22m€95–232Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DUB - PMO
8h 38m€84–243Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane DUB - CIY
10h 5m€122–334Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Trapani Airport
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane DUB - TPS
10h 50m€99–291
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Northern Ireland to Sicily is to fly which costs €60 - €200 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Ireland to Sicily is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Northern Ireland to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Victoria Square Victoria Street and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg Park&Drive and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Northern Ireland and Sicily is 2488 km.
The best way to get from Northern Ireland to Sicily without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs €410 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Northern Ireland to Sicily, including transfers.
Northern Ireland to Sicily bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast Stena Line Terminus station.
Northern Ireland to Sicily bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Sicily is 1h ahead of Northern Ireland. It is currently 11:23 AM in Northern Ireland and 12:23 PM in Sicily.
There are 6170+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Northern Ireland and Sicily, Italy?
easyJet, KLM, and two other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–440
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Palermo Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Palermo Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €12–18
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €12–18
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €12–18
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €12–18
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €290–400
- Website
- Onebus
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