Looking to combine a 3 week trip to Sicily and Sardinia in October. We will be 3 adults and a toddler. I did have Ortigia and Taormina on my bucket list so hoping to include those places still. We will be coming from the US and taking public transportation on the islands. Suggestions?
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Strongly consider choosing one island. There is so much to see and do on both--it seems like a lot of time, and it is provided you don't insert the island change in the middle.
I would get island-specific books and read up on the public transport before deciding. I think Sicily will be much easier than Sardinia in that regard. I would not recommend Sardinia by public transport unless it is a very targeted, well chosen (limited) plan.
I flew Lufthansa via Munich, very convenient.
Posted by
Atlanta, GA, USA
879 posts
Oof, I wouldn't try Sardegna without a car.....it's very neat, but I can't imagine what I would have been limited to if I didn't have one....
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Seattle, WA, USA ☔️
7170 posts
Yeah, listen to the wise advice in the posts above.
3 weeks is a good amount of time for Sardinia. Or for Sicily. But not for both. They are each quite big, and it takes some time to get around. There are great places on both, but they're inconveniently scattered all around. You really do need a car for Sardinia, as public transport there is pretty thin.
Posted by
North Italy
551 posts
In October I'd spend the whole three weeks in Sicily where there is so much to see.... In Sardinia the shorter days in October and possibly poor weather might not be the best use of your time
Posted by
USA
239 posts
We are planning a 19 or 20 day trip to Sardinia and Sicily in September/October 2026. Here is my tentative itinerary.
Fly into Olbia, rent car, stay somewhere near the port for boat tour of Maddelena Archipelago which we will do on our second day there. Stay 3 nights
Drive to Alghero and stay 2 nights, visit town and beaches
Drive to Bosa, stay one night.
Drive to Cagliari area, stay 3 nights. Visit town and beaches.
Drop off car at Cagliari airport and fly to Sicily.
Fly into Palermo and stay 2 or 3 nights, possible day trip by train to Cefalu
Train to Taormina, stay 2 nights
Train to Syracuse, rent car, stay 3 nights. Road trip to Ragusa and Noto.
Return rental car, train to Catania, stay one night and fly home.
Maybe a bit ambitious but I think it will work.
Posted by
Los Angeles
1664 posts
3 weeks is a good amount of time for Sardinia. Or for Sicily. But not for both.
Three weeks is a relative luxury for most travelers - so ten days for each doesn't seem unreasonable - it may be longer than a typical visit. It isn't required that one does an exhaustive circumnavigation around Sicily to have a rewarding visit. If the OP wants to do both, then perhaps concentrate on constructive suggestions.