Sicily flights summary: 

Regular scheduled flights to Sicily are available with Ryanair (Palermo) and British Airways (Catania). There are also a number of charter flights to Sicily during the summer season. Trapani on the south of the island has domestic flight connections within Italy, but no direct routes from the UK.

The standards of driving in Sicily are notoriously bad, especially in the traffic clogged urban areas. There are plenty of buses within the major towns, and regular inter-city coaches crisscrossing the island.

The major rail routes on Sicily fork out from the port of Messina, which has train ferry links with the Italian mainland. There are also trains operating into the interior of Sicily, but these should be reserved for enjoying the scenery, rather than as a means of getting from A to B. Traveling between Palermo and Catania is much quicker by road than it is by train, and there is a direct coach service between the two cities if you don’t fancy driving.

Note that Palermo's airport is around 30 miles to the west of the city. A local train service offers the smoothest ride into town - trains take around 45 minutes and usually operate every hour. The Circumetnea train offers stunning views of Mount Etna on a circular route from Catania.

Sicily in a nutshell: Cut off from the Italian mainland by the Straits of Messina, Sicily has the feel of an entirely different country. Sicily's cities are bursting with character, whilst the island's other attractions include Mt Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes.

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