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Getting To Sicily

By plane   others sections: by train,by ship

Sicilian Airport Information:

PALERMO AIRPORT " FALCONE-BORSELLINO"
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CATANIA AIRPORT " FONTANAROSSA "
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TRAPANI AIRPORT "Vincenzo Florio" 
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Flights to Sicily from USA

The following American carriers fly from a variety of airports across the US and Canada direct to Rome and Milan:

  • CONTINENTAL http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/default.aspx
  • DELTA AIRLINE http://www.delta.com/
  • USAIRWAYS http://www.usairways.com
  • UNITED http://www.united.com/
  • ALITALIA http://www.alitalia.com/
  • Eurofly http://www.euroflyusa.com/
     direct flights between New York JFK and Palermo
    1/2 times a week between 1st July and 4th September 2010.
    5 times a week from New York JFK direct to Rome Fiumicino and Naples.

The following Italian carriers fly from Italian mainland to Palermo, Catania and Trapani:

  • RYANAIR (from Milan and Pisa to Palermo, and from Venise (trevise) to Trapani
  • ALITALIA
  • EASYJET (from Milan and Rome to Palermo or Catania)
  • AIRONE (from Rome to Catania or Palermo)
  • MERIDIANA (from Milan to Catania or Palermo)
  • WINDJET (fromRome or Milan to Catania or Palermo)

Flights to Sicily from England and Ireland 

There are few direct flights to Sicily from England and Ireland. Others airline companies usually fly to Rome, Milan or Bologna.

In order to find places and good prices we suggest you to book your ticket well in advance. Remember that the High Season in Sicily goes from July to the end of September.

By train

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It is a good solution for holidays lasting more than 12 days. It is slower, but this means of transportation is the ideal solution to discover Sicilian landscapes.
The cost is more or less 110 €  (with couchette) for a journey from the north of Italy. If you leave from Rome we advise you to leave at 9.00 p.m. to reach Catania at 9.00 a.m the following day well rested. Enjoy the typical embarkation of the train inside the ferry-boat at Villa San Giovanni in Calabria to reach Messina. Go to the deck of the boat  to taste a good italian coffee and a croissant admiring the sea between Scilla and Cariddi.

By ship

others sections:by plane,by train
from Genoa. You can reach it by train, by plane or by car and take the ferry boat to Palermo.
The ship has got cabins with bathroom, a swimming pool, big lounges, bars, restaurants and big terraces overlooking the sea.  Departure every day at 9.00 p.m.
The crossing lasts 20 hours.

 N.B. All those informations are correct as far as we know, but please check with the airlines before planning your trip. We try to keep it as up to date as possible.
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