There are 8 ways to get from Sicily to Barcelona by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, or train
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 Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane PMO - BCN
5h 25m€25–179Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence to Perpignanbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
33h 56m€199–318Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
34h 22m€157–250Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bresciatrain
- Take the bus from Brescia to Girona, Estació d'Autobusosbus
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Passeig de Gràciatrain R11
36h 40m€271–495Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane REG - BCN
6h 22m€73–274Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CTA - BCN
5h 3m€45–148Fly from Trapani Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane TPS - BCN
7h 26m€74–317Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Parmabus
- Take the bus from Fidenza - Via S. Michele to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
42h 6m€282–430
Sicily to Barcelona by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Barcelona is to fly which costs €24 - €180 and takes 5h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs €45 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Barcelona station. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via Palermo, Florence and Perpignan - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 56m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Sicily to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Port de Barcelona via Port of Civitavecchia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 22m.
The distance between Sicily and Barcelona is 1051 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Barcelona without a car is to bus which takes 33h 56m and costs €190 - €320.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Sicily to Barcelona, including transfers.
Sicily to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €24 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €320 and takes 33h 56m.
Sicily to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Barcelona, Spain?
Ulendo Airlink, Ryanair, and Vueling Airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Barcelona - North Bus Station via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo, Florence, and Perpignan - Bus Station in around 33h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–160
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Trapani Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Trapani Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Trapani Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Trapani Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Trapani Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Trapani Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €10–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brescia to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200–290
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- [email protected]
- Website
- TTI Leonettibus SRL
Bus from Fidenza - Via S. Michele to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- TTI Leonettibus SRL
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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