There are 7 ways to get from Sicily to İzmir by plane, train, busferry, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane CTA - ADB
7h 20m₺7,270–19,270Fly from Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane PMO - ADB
7h 47m₺6,763–15,393Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Alsancak Limanıferry
2d 1hDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Bari M.macar
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Drive from Patras to İzmircar
39h 14m₺22,950–34,661Bus, bus and ferry via Kateríni
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582 / ...
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Katerínibus
- Take the bus from Katerini to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogarbus
2d 2hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabusferry
- Take the bus from Shkodër to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Izmir Otogarbus
2d 9hTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabusferry
- Take the bus from Shkodër to Istanbulbus
- Take the train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Eskisehirtrain Hst
- Take the train from Eskisehir to Izmirtrain Ic
2d 16h
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to İzmir is to fly which costs 6.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 7h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to İzmir is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to İzmir. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Izmir Otogar via Cosenza - Autostazione, Vlore , station, Katerini and Keşan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Sicily and İzmir is 1080 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to İzmir without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Sicily to İzmir, including transfers.
Sicily to İzmir bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Sicily to İzmir bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cosenza station.
İzmir is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 1:10 AM in Sicily and 2:10 AM in İzmir.
There are 276+ hotels available in İzmir.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and İzmir, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–27,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–13,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–31,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–16,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–15,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–13,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–13,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,700
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,700
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Eskisehir
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺430–600
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Eskisehir to Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,497
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Kateríni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Katerini to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,500
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,905
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,976
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,000
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Shkodër to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,700
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Shkodër to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,700
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–2,000
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 304 09 09
- [email protected]
- Website
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- hellenicseaways.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,000
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₺2,900–4,000
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–8,000
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Mytilene to Alsancak Limanı
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,330
- Schedules at
- izdeniz.com.tr
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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