There are 6 ways to get from Apulia to Aeolian Islands by plane, ferry, train, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Palermo Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BRI - PMO
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Alicudi
5h 32m€119–255Bus, ferry via Santa Eufemia Lamezia
cheapest- Take the bus from Bari to Lamezia Terme590
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Station to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
11h 9m€35–115Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria LidoRe
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Vulcano
9h 29m€55–89Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BRI - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
5h 52m€96–247Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bari Viale Unità d'Italia to Taranto Porto Mercantile110
- Take the bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
11h 30m€53–65Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.GiovanniIc
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
12h 15m€46–124
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Apulia to Aeolian Islands is to bus and ferry which costs €50 - €65 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Apulia to Aeolian Islands is to fly and ferry which takes 5h 32m and costs €110 - €260.
The distance between Apulia and Aeolian Islands is 595 km.
The best way to get from Apulia to Aeolian Islands without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 29m and costs €55 - €90.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Apulia to Aeolian Islands, including transfers.
There are 445+ hotels available in Aeolian Islands.
What companies run services between Apulia, Italy and Aeolian Islands, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Apulia to Aeolian Islands. However, you can take the taxi to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) airport, fly to Palermo Airport (PMO), walk to Palermo Airport Bus Stop, take the bus to Palermo Via Filippo Turati, walk to Palermo, then take the ferry to Alicudi. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bari Centrale to Vulcano via Lamezia Terme C., Reggio Calabria Lido, and Reggio di Calabria in around 9h 29m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €15–22
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Station to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Bus from Bari Viale Unità d'Italia to Taranto Porto Mercantile
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Alicudi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €34–38
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@siremar.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Phone
- 800 250000
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- ngi-spa.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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