Travelling to Sicily

Sicily is more than 1700 miles from London so if time is of the essence the easiest way to get there is by flying. However, a viable alternative is to drive to Genoa and take the ferry to Palermo which takes 20 hours and has very good cabins and facilities onboard. The ferries are operated by Grandi Navi Veloci (0039 010 589331) and they also run from Livorno and Valencia to Sicily. Ferries from mainland southern Italy to Sicily take less than an hour and operate continuously.

There are direct trains from Milan, Florence, Rome, Naples and Reggio di Calabria to Messina and on to Catania and Palermo. The trains are transported to the mainland by ferry from Villa San Giovanni and unfortunately there can be long delays in the service on this route.

Flights from London to Sicily take approximately three hours and British Airways, Air Malta, Easy Jet and Ryanair all fly direct. Alitalia (0870 5448259) and Meridiana (020 78392222) also fly to Sicily with connections in either Rome, Milan or Florence.

During the busier travel months from April to September there are charter flights available operated by British Midland (0870 607 0555), JMC Airlines (0870 0100434) and Thomson fly (0870 1900 737). British Midland flies from London to Catania and Palermo, both Thomson fly and JMC Airlines fly to Catania from London and Manchester.

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Airport Connections

Palermo

The airport is 30km away from Palermo centre. There are train and bus connections to the city centre. The bus leaves from outside the terminal and departs every 30 minutes taking approximately 50 minutes and costing €5.00. The train leaves from inside the terminal (1st floor) and takes approximately 40 minutes and a ticket costs €4.50. Additional information and timetables can be found on www.gesap.it and www.treniitalia.it

Catania

Catania Fontanarossa airport is approximately 5km from Catania centre. There are bus connections leaving every 20 minutes for Catania central station. Tickets can be purchased from the ticket office by the bus stop. Taxis are available outside the terminal building and will cost approximately €20.00. Connections to other destinations are also available from Catania airport.

Trapani

Trapani-Vincenzo Fllorio airport is approximately 20km from Trapani centre. There is a bus connection into the city centre leaving from outside the terminal building taking only 20 minutes and costing €3.00. Taxis are also available from outside the terminal building and cost approximately €30.00.