There are 11 ways to get from Sicily to Donostia / San Sebastián by plane, car ferry, car, train, bus, or 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to San Sebastián Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane CTA - EAS
8h 38m€104–284Fly Palermo Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane PMO - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
7h 16m€75–253Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar
31h 17m€261–411Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
39h 35m€373–725Fly Palermo Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane PMO - EAS
8h 5m€99–296Fly Palermo Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane PMO - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
9h 54m€97–394Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CTA - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
8h 49m€100–191Fly Palermo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane PMO - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
10h 3m€88–272Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
41h 25m€220–376Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to San Sebastian/Donostiatrain Alv
43h 37m€232–387Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to San Sebastiánbus
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Sicily to Donostia / San Sebastián by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Donostia / San Sebastián is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €260 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Donostia / San Sebastián is to fly and bus which takes 7h 16m and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Donostia / San Sebastián. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at San Sebastian / Donostia via Palermo, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 25m.
The distance between Sicily and Donostia / San Sebastián is 1588 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Donostia / San Sebastián without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 35m and costs €370 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Sicily to Donostia / San Sebastián, including transfers.
Sicily to Donostia / San Sebastián bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Donostia / San Sebastián is to fly which takes 8h 38m and costs €100 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus via Bordeaux, which costs €220 - €380 and takes 41h 25m.
Sicily to Donostia / San Sebastián bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
There are 1805+ hotels available in Donostia / San Sebastián.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain?
Volotea, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to San Sebastian / Donostia via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, and Bordeaux in around 41h 25m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Palermo Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Palermo Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–85
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Perrache to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Perrache to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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