How to Get from Italy to Sicily (and Vice Versa)

by (in Italian) you can technically book a trip all the way from Milan to Catania, but what you’re booking in that case is a train trip to Rome and then a bus trip from Rome to Sicily. So here is the information for the SAIS bus trips leaving from Rome and Naples heading for Palermo and Catania.

• Rome-Palermo – €44 one-way (€39.50 for those under 26 or over 60), overnight bus ride with a bus change in Messina, departs Roma Tiburtina at 21:00 and arrives in Palermo at 09:00
• Rome-Catania – €45 one-way (€41 for those under 26 or over 60), overnight bus ride, departs Roma Tiburtina at 21:00 and arrives in Catania at 08:00
• Naples-Palermo – €35 one-way (€32 for those under 26 or over 60), overnight bus ride with a bus change in Messina, departs Naples at 21:30 and arrives in Palermo at 09:15
• Naples-Catania – €33 one-way (€30 for those under 26 or over 60), overnight bus ride, departs Naples at 21:30 and arrives in Catania at 06:30

The prices on these bus trips, as you can see, are definitely budget-friendly for anyone who’s on a real shoestring traveling through Italy. I’m not sure the transport times are to my liking (especially without a cushy berth on a train or a ferry), but if you’re one of those lucky people who can sleep anywhere and not wake up stiff and sore then I envy you you might not mind at all.

Now that you’re in Sicily…

Here are a few links to resources that may help you plan your trip to Sicily.

• Top 10 Things to Do in Palermo
• 5 Favorite Hikes in Italy
• 10 Movies Locations in Italy You Can Visit

photos, top to bottom, by: Allie_Caulfield, Dan Bock, Hermes, japrea, Salvatore.Freni, Daveness_98