There are 7 ways to get from Sicily to Herculaneum by plane, ferry, train, or bus
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Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CTA - NAP
3h 10m€40–152Ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverelloferry
8h 53m€32–54Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Salernotrain Ic
- Take the train from Salerno to Portici-Ercolanotrain Re
10h 30mBus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo to Salernobus N592
- Take the train from Salerno to Portici-Ercolanotrain 21334 / ...
13h 42m€66–121Fly from Palermo Airport, line 0 train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane PMO - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Ercolano Scavitrain
3h 42m€39–144Fly from Trapani Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane TPS - NAP
6h 33m€74–191Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Caserta pzza Garibaldibus Autoservizi Salemi S202
13h 58m€36–55
Sicily to Herculaneum by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Herculaneum is to bus which costs €35 - €60 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Herculaneum is to fly which takes 3h 10m and costs €40 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Herculaneum. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Ercolano - C.so Resina Scavi via Palermo Terminal Bus, Caserta Terminal Bus and Napoli - P.zza Garibaldi, Hotel Terminus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 58m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Sicily to Herculaneum. However, there are services departing from Port of Palermo and arriving at Naples Beverello via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 53m.
The distance between Sicily and Herculaneum is 403 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Herculaneum without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 10m to get from Sicily to Herculaneum, including transfers.
Sicily to Herculaneum bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo Terminal Bus station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Herculaneum is to fly which takes 3h 10m and costs €40 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €60 and takes 13h 58m.
Sicily to Herculaneum bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, arrive at Caserta pzza Garibaldi station.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Herculaneum, Italy?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Naples Airport (NAP) 4 times a day. Alternatively, Grimaldi Lines operates a ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverello 6 times a week. Tickets cost €30–50 and the journey takes 8h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Trapani Airport to Naples Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Trapani Airport to Naples Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Trapani Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Trapani Airport to Naples Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Portici-Ercolano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Portici-Ercolano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- 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
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- [email protected]
- Website
- eavsrl.it
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Ercolano Scavi
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
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 Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Caserta pzza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverello
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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