There are 9 ways to get from Penzance to Sicily by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Penzance to Trurotrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NQY - PMO
11h 13m€104–336Train, bus via Naples
- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
2d 2h€366–660Train to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Penzance to Trurotrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane NQY - CTA
10h 22m€110–325Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Penzance to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BRS - CTA
10h 43m€176–428Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Penzance to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LGW - CTA
12h 4m€224–552Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Penzance to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LGW - PMO
12h 20m€223–623Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LHR - PMO
11h 22m€243–585Train, bus
- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddingtontrain
- 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 3h€479–733Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 406 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus
2d 8h€298–477
Penzance to Sicily by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Penzance to Sicily is to train and fly which costs €100 - €340 and takes 11h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Penzance to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 10h 22m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Penzance station to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Palermo via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Penzance and Sicily is 2082 km.
The best way to get from Penzance to Sicily without a car is to train and bus via Naples which takes 2 days 2h and costs €360 - €700.
It takes approximately 11h 13m to get from Penzance to Sicily, including transfers.
Penzance to Sicily bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Penzance to Sicily bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Sicily is 1h ahead of Penzance. It is currently 10:47 PM in Penzance and 11:47 PM in Sicily.
Book your Penzance to Sicily bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Penzance, England and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Palermo Notarbartolo via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Palermo, and Palermo Centrale in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Palermo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Palermo Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Bristol Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Palermo Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Palermo Airport via Manchester, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
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