There are 9 ways to get from Portofino to Sicily by ferry, plane, train, car, car ferry, 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.
Line 1 ferry to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GOA - CTA
5h 10m€63–161Line 1 ferry, train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
6h 43m€62–364Line 1 ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry 1
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to La Spezia Centraletrain Re
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fb / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
19h 1m€146–392Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Portofino to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
21h 35m€108–170Bus
- Take the bus from Sestri Levante to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N1501
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermobus N597 / ...
21h 55m€176–275Line 1 ferry to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GOA - PMO
5h 27m€72–194Line 1 ferry, train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
6h 26m€68–321Line 1 ferry, train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Vogheratrain
- Take the train from Voghera to Milano Forlaninitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
7h 32m€93–221Line 1 ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry 1
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centraletrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Livorno to Port of Palermocarferry
26h 1m€88–275
Portofino to Sicily by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portofino to Sicily is to line 1 ferry and fly which costs €60 - €170 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Portofino to Sicily is to line 1 ferry and fly which takes 5h 10m and costs €60 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Portofino to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Sestri Levante and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 55m.
The distance between Portofino and Sicily is 975 km.
The best way to get from Portofino to Sicily without a car is to line 1 ferry and train which takes 19h 1m and costs €140 - €400.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Portofino to Sicily, including transfers.
Portofino to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sestri Levante station.
Portofino to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
There are 6394+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Portofino, Italy and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a vehicle from Portofino to Piazza Boiardo via Sestri Levante, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 21h 55m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–600
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Voghera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Voghera to Milano Forlanini
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Voghera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sestri Levante to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0185 284670
- [email protected]
- Website
- traghettiportofino.it
Ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traghettiportofino.it
Ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traghettiportofino.it
Ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traghettiportofino.it
Ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traghettiportofino.it
Ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traghettiportofino.it
Ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traghettiportofino.it
Ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traghettiportofino.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
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Livorno to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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