There are 5 ways to get from Sicily to Ankara by plane, train, busferry, bus, 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 Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane CTA - ESB
7h 31m₺6,350–26,350Fly from Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane PMO - ESB
8h 8m₺5,842–15,472Train, 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 Ankara Gartrain Hst
2d 6hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Ankaracar
33h 21m₺31,041–46,648Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582 / ...
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabusferry
- Take the bus from Shkodër to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
2d 10h
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Ankara is to fly which costs 6.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺ and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Ankara is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Ankara via Cosenza - Autostazione, Shkodër and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Sicily and Ankara is 1609 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Ankara without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Sicily to Ankara, including transfers.
Sicily to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Sicily to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cosenza station.
Ankara is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 10:59 PM in Sicily and 11:59 PM in Ankara.
There are 265+ hotels available in Ankara.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Ankara, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines flies from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–22,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–23,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–16,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–14,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–14,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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 Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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 Cosenza - Autostazione to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.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/
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
- ₺2,300–3,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
- 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
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