How to Arrive b y plane:
In Sicily there are 2 main airports. That one of Catania and the one Palermo.
The airport of Catania Fontanarossa.
The airport of Catania Province has daily connections with the main Italian and European cities.
To get a complete overview of flights just look at this site:
How to reach the airport of Catania:
The airport of Catania “Fontanarossa”, is located south of the city towards San Giuseppe La Rena. The airport is accessible by taxi and bus Office Amt departing from the train station.
How to reach Catania:
There is a link Alibus society AMT municipal connecting the port, railway station and the airport every 20 minutes.
For more information please visit Amt
It ‘also a Taxi service: +39 095 330966 Radio Service night +39 095 386794
The services at the airport:
Links suburban bus: (The bus terminals are located directly at the airport)
* A.S.T. | Tel. +39 095 7461096 www.aziendasicilianatrasporti.it connects the airport with the municipalities of Avola, Caltagirone, Carlentini, Grammichele, Ispica, Lentini, Mazzarrone, Mirabella Imbaccari, Modica, Noto, Palagonia, Piazza Armerina, Pozzallo, Rosolini, S. Michele di Ganzaria, Scicli, Sigonella
* CIRCUMETNEA | Tel. +39 095 541250 ww.circumetnea.it connects the airport with Adrano, Misterbianco, Paternò and Randazzo, Linguaglossa, Fiumefreddo, and other neighbouring municipalities.
* ETNA TRANSPORT | Tel. +39 095 532716 www.etnatrasporti.it Connect the airport with Aidone, Fiumefreddo, Gela, Giardini Naxos, Recanati, Licata, Piazza Armerina, Ragusa, Marina di Ragusa, S. Croce Camerina, Taormina, Valguarnera, Vizzini
* GIUNTABUS | Tel. 39 090 673782 / 675749 – 39 090 679677 Fax www.giuntabus.it Connect from April to September the airport to the port of Milazzo coinciding with ships and hydrofoils for the Aeolian islands
* INTERBUS | Tel. +39 095 532716 – +39 0935 565111 www.interbus.it Connect the airport with Agira, Avola, Catenuova, Leonforte, Nicosia, Nissoria, Noto, Pachino, Portopalo, Priolo, Regalbuto, Syracuse
* MOLICA | Tel. 39 0941 301461 From June 15 to September 15 connects the airport with Porto Rosa, Gioiosa Marea and Capo D’Orlando.
* SAIS Transportation | Tel. +39 095 536201 www.saistrasporti.it Connect the airport to Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Canicattì
* SAIS AUTOLINEE | Tel. +39 0935 524111 – Fax +39 0935 500520; 095-536168 www.saisautolinee.it Connect the airport to Enna, Messina, Palermo
The airport of Palermo:
Travel to Airport
By car:
* From Palermo: Highway A29 direction Trapani, exit “Puntaraisi – Airport Falcone and Borsellino”
* From Trapani: A29 motorway towards Palermo, exit “Puntaraisi – Airport Falcone and Borsellino”
By Taxi:
Info: +39 091 225455
The Trinacria Express connecting the city of Palermo directly with the Terminal. The cost of a ticket is € 4.50 Tickets: 199-166-177
By bus:
* Train Links with Palermo every 30 minutes fare € 5: Bus Prestia and Comandè tel. +39 091 580457
* Links to Trapani: Bus Segesta tel. 091 6167919. From Trapani hours 09.00 From 12.45 hours Except Sundays and holidays Rate: 6.40 €
* Links to Agrigento / Porto Empedocle: Bus Ps tel. 0922 401360 Except Sundays and holidays Rate: 8.20 €
* Links with Sciacca Ribera: Bus Gallo tel. 091 6171141 Except Sundays and holidays Rate: 7.25 € for Sciacca, for Ribera € 7.75
For more information, please visit the website at Palermo here: http://www.aeroporto.palermo.it “Falcone and Borsellino – 90045 Punta Raisi – Cinisi – Palermo
Arriving by ferry in Sicily:
The connections via ferry are:
1. Palermo to Naples, Cagliari, Genoa, Civitavecchia, Tunis, Ustica, Salerno
2. Trapani to Cagliari, Tunis, Egadi islands, Pantelleria,
3. Catania to Naples, Livorno, Ravenna, Malta
These are all companies that deal with transfers for the Aeolian Islands, the Egadi Islands, pelagie The islands, Pantelleria, Ustica,
Here is a list of the main links and shipping companies ferry in Sicily:
* Tirrenia – (Call Center – Phone +39-010-5731800)
* Grandi Navi Veloci (Call Center – Phone +39-010-5731800)
* Snav (Call Center – Phone +39-010-5731800)
* Lauro Lines Ferries: (Call Center – Phone +39-010-5731800)
* Siremar (Call Center – Phone +39-091-7493111)
* Ustica Lines (Call Center – Phone +39-0923-222000)
* TTT Lines Call Center – Phone +39-010-5731800)
* Charon and Tourist (Call Center – Phone +39-010-5731800)
* Adriatica di Navigazione: (Call Center – Phone +39-041-781611)
* Virtu Ferries: (Call Center – Phone +39-095-7222295)
* Ma.Re.Si.: (Call Center – Phone 356-233129)
Ferry crossing the Strait of Messina:
* Italian General Navigation: (Call Center – Phone +39-090-679141)
* Tourist Shipping: (Call Center – Phone +39-090-364463)
* Tourist Ferry-Boat: (Call Center – Phone +39-090-3718511)
For more information about how to find and book tickets for the ferries to Sicily you can visit this website: http://www.traghettionline.net
Arriving in Sicily by train:
The Strait of Messina can be crossed by train. The railway lines linking Milan, Rome and Naples to Messina, Palermo, Catania and Siracusa. The lines Milan-Rome-Naples and Milan are linked by ‘eurostar; From Rome to Naples is the Intercity. For more information you can visit the official website of Trenitalia.
The internal connections between the Sicilian city:
The backbone more traffic, which affects the two poles urban Palermo and Messina also reaching the town of Trapani, is that tirrenica, so called because it faithfully follows the coastline of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the northern side of the island. This ridge is divided into lines Palermo-Messina and Palermo-Trapani, thus fully covering the Tyrrhenian side of Sicily.
This is the second most important line of the island, after the Palermo-Messina railway. It is 182 km long from Messina Central in Syracuse. The first was planned that the line passed behind Etna, as it does now Circumetnea, while the line was built between 1867 and 1871, with the same pattern today when excluding variations between Fiumefreddo and between Catania and Messina Central and Messina Giampilieri.
The center line, Today, convoys departing from Palermo are then sorted in Roccapalumba, where most go to Agrigento, while others continue to Caltanissetta and Enna.
The station is located in Catania:
Piazza John XXIII – Catania – tel. +39 095 532226
Call Center tel. 892021
Switchboard tel. +39 095 532710
Tickets tel. +39 095 532227
From the station at the airport bus service AMT Alibus every 20 minutes.
The railway station of Palermo is located in Piazza Giulio Cesare. It is also the station of origin of service of metropolitan cities and for liaising with the Palermo Airport-Punta Raisi.
The Circumetnea:
The circumetnea is a railway that since 1859 makes the rounds of villages that are located on the slopes of the volcano.
The service is open Mondays to Saturdays, and you can start from the station of Catania Borgo, in Via Etnea, or Giarre, near the train station.
Getting on Etna from Catania:
You can reach Etna by Train (circumetnea). Leaving the station in Catania, Giarre or Acireale and descend to Randazzo stops or Linguaglossa (cost 1.77 €)
Via car, from Catania take the road to Nicolosi or take the A18 motorway Catania-Messina, exit Fiumefreddo and continue until Linguaglossa
You can take the bus departing from the railway station of Catania arriving in Linguaglossa Nicolosi or until the square of Rifugio Sapienza (The bus line and ‘Catania-Nicolosi-dell’AST Etna, and part to 8.15 from Catania to Rifugio Sapienza and to 16.30 from Rifugio Sapienza back to Catania.)
How to reach the various towns in Sicily:
Bus SAIS:
* Link from Catania (Railway or Airport) in Palermo: Daily
* Link from Catania (Airport) in Agrigento: Daily
* Link from Catania (airport or rail station) in Messina (railway station): Daily
* Link from Messina (Piazza della Repubblica) in Palermo (Train by paul Balsamo): Weekdays
