How far is Sicily from Rome?

As the crow flies, Rome and Sicily are separated by roughly 260 miles (420 kilometers). Even the shortest journeys can be made possible by quick flights, overnight train and ferry lines, and other transportation options.

Most tourists find that flying is the most convenient option, and several low-cost airlines operate numerous daily flights into the island's main airports. From Rome, it takes around 435 miles (700 km) of driving to get to the island, and then it only takes 30 minutes to get there by ferry over the Strait of Messina. You would then need to continue onward to reach your final location on Sicily, which would take 2.5 hours to reach Palermo and little over an hour to reach Catania.