Three Palermo days are followed by Catania, linked by the SAIS coach. Keep Etna flexible around access orders, transport and weather. A city day is a useful alternative. Choose the Palermo palace ticket for the areas open on your date.
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Explore Palermo after leaving your bags. Try panelle or an arancina for a light meal and read the displayed portion prices. Walk through Ballarò without assuming every stall trades late into the day.
€28.00 for one bed, €25.00 for meals, €4.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €63.00
Choose the Norman Palace ticket for the areas open on your date; Royal Apartments are normally excluded Tuesday and Wednesday. Add Monreale only if the bus, cathedral visit and return leave enough time for the palace.
€28.00 for one bed, €25.00 for meals, €4.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €63.00
Take a dated regional train to Cefalù for a change of pace, then return to Palermo tonight. Choose a beach break or town walk around the conditions. Confirm the last suitable train before settling into dinner.
€28.00 for one bed, €25.00 for meals, €4.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €63.00
Take the SAIS coach from Palermo’s Via Fazello terminal to the Catania stop on your booking, usually Via Archimede for the station area. Allow around 2½–3 hours. Save the fish market for another morning if arriving after trading.
€28.00 for one bed, €25.00 for meals, €4.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €63.00
Arrange Etna around the current access orders and operating transport. A bus to Rifugio Sapienza does not permit every volcanic trail. Use a suitably qualified guided visit where required, or keep a city-based alternative in poor conditions.
€28.00 for one bed, €25.00 for meals, €4.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €63.00
Visit the fish market area and take a final Catania walk if it fits your flight. Pasta alla Norma is a local lunch choice. The €4 Alibus airport ticket differs from an ordinary urban ticket.
No overnight stay; €25.00 for meals, €4.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €35.00
Three Palermo days are followed by Catania, linked by the SAIS coach. Keep Etna flexible around access orders, transport and weather. A city day is a useful alternative. Choose the Palermo palace ticket for the areas open on your date.
Palermo · Catania. These guides explain the current ticket choices, arrival points and useful areas for a room. Reserve the visits that matter after checking travel days, with arrival afternoons left flexible.
Use one Sicilian base for a shorter stay and choose one nearby outing.
The day figures add up to €350.00 for one traveller before the extra costs below. Day notes show accommodation, meals, local travel and small extras. The simple stay line buys one bed. These are chosen allowances, not measured averages or available room offers. The final day has no extra overnight allowance in the Italian section.
Add paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport travel. Replace the stay amount with the full booking cost, including taxes and cleaning. The city budget cards are an alternative way to plan the same days, so do not add them on top of this subtotal.
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How to get from one stop to the next. Journey times are approximate; use the ticket and timetable links to choose a departure for your travel date.
Bus · About 2h 45m
Choose the exact city stop on the booking. SAIS lists Via Archimede for Catania’s station-area bus terminal, with other stops on the route. A Catania airport ticket is a different arrival choice. Leave extra time in traffic and keep the electronic ticket available.
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