There are 9 ways to get from Positano to Sicily by train, plane, car, ferry, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car ferry
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Train to Naples Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane NAP - CTA
4h 53m€36–187Train to Naples Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NAP - PMO
5h 29m€31–198Drive, ferry
- Drive from Positano to Naples Beverellocar
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
8h 41m€40–84Train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain 0
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
12h 45m€78–143Bus
- Take the bus from Salerno to Palermobus N592
14h 36m€69–106Train, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FCO - CTA
6h 28m€59–181Train, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FCO - PMO
6h 58m€54–192Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salernoferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Palermocarferry
13h 8m€46–108Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salernoferry
- Take the bus from Salerno to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
18h 55m€177–270
Positano to Sicily by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Positano to Sicily is to drive and ferry which costs €40 - €85 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Positano to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 4h 53m and costs €35 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Positano to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Positano Sponda and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Amalfi, Salerno and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 36m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Positano to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Port of Positano and arriving at Port of Palermo via Port of Salerno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Positano to Sicily. However, there are services departing from S. Agnello and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Napoli Centrale and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 45m.
The distance between Positano and Sicily is 448 km.
The best way to get from Positano to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 12h 45m and costs €75 - €150.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Positano to Sicily, including transfers.
Positano to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Salerno station.
Positano to Sicily train services, operated by Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l., depart from S. Agnello station.
What companies run services between Positano, Italy and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a bus from Positano Chiesa Nuova to Palermo Notarbartolo via Sant'Agnello, S. Agnello, Napoli P. Garibaldi, Napoli Centrale, and Palermo Centrale in around 12h 45m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Salerno to Palermo 5 times a week. Tickets cost €65–100 and the journey takes 10h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–170
Flights from Naples Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–250
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €18–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €12–95
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €18–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €20–130
Flights from Naples Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salerno to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Salerno to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Travelmar
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Grassi Junior
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- [email protected]
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- [email protected]
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
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Booking & Getting There
The best way to get from Positano to Sicily is to train which takes 12h 45m and costs €75 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €110 and takes 14h 36m.
Positano to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Palermo station.
Positano to Sicily train services, operated by Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l., arrive at Napoli P. Garibaldi station.
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