There are 12 ways to get from Sicily to Europe by plane, train, car ferry, car, bus, or taxi
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Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CTA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
9h 1m$139–373Fly Palermo Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PMO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
9h 38m$129–385Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Europecar
29h 32m$281–421Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Darmstadt Main Train Station Zweifalltorwegbus
- Take the train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Wabern Bahnhoftrain 26
- Take the taxi from Knüllwald-Ellingshausen to Europetaxi
35h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Mühlheim am Mainbus
- Take the bus from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Bebra Bahnhofbus Re50e
36h 59mFly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CTA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 59m$163–609Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CTA - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Eisenach Hbftrain
11h 23m$175–635Fly Palermo Airport to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane PMO - DTM
- Take the train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 53m$152–523Fly Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PMO - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 55m$140–660Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CTA - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 17m$204–652Fly Palermo Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane PMO - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 49m$199–664Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Würzburg Hbfbus
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 25
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
39h 44m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Europe is to fly and train which costs $130 - $380 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Europe is to fly and train which takes 9h 1m and costs $130 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Europe. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Nentershausen Oderstraße via Palermo Piazza Cairoli, Mühlheim, Hanau Hauptbahnhof and Bebra Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 59m.
The distance between Sicily and Europe is 1677 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Europe without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 35h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Sicily to Europe, including transfers.
Sicily to Europe bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Sicily to Europe bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Mühlheim am Main station.
There are 806+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Europe?
You can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Nentershausen Oderstraße via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo Piazza Cairoli, Mühlheim am Main, Mühlheim, Offenbach, Offenbach, Hanau Hauptbahnhof, Hanau Hauptbahnhof, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 36h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Munich International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Wabern Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Darmstadt Main Train Station Zweifalltorweg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Mühlheim am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Bus from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- 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
- $120–180
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Bad Hersfeld
- Phone
- +49 6621 799888
Bad Hersfeld Taxi Bastick
- Phone
- +49 6621 204311
- Website
- taxi-bastick.de
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