There are 7 ways to get from Bari to Salerna by plane, bus, train, taxi, car, 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, bus
best- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BRI - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bompietrobus
5h 49m€92–186Bus via Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi
cheapest- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Alimena Piazza A.Diazbus Sais Autolinee 2522
14h 58m€44–81Train, taxi (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Pollina S.Mauro Casttrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Pollina S.Mauro Cast to Salernataxi
10h 31m€183–289Bus
- Take the bus from Bari to Cataniabus N596 / ...
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Alimena Piazza A.Diazbus Sais Autolinee 2522
13h 53m€47–77Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bari to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Salernacar
7h 48m€116–182Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BRI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Ennatrain
- Take the taxi from Enna to Salernataxi
4h 57m€173–277Train, bus
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Cefalutrain Ic
- Take the bus from Cefalù to Petralia Sopranabus
14h 22m€74–152
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bari to Salerna is to bus via Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi which costs €40 - €85 and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Bari to Salerna is to fly and train and taxi which takes 4h 57m and costs €170 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Bari to Salerna. However, there are services departing from Bari and arriving at Bompietro via Catania Central Bus Station and Alimena. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 53m.
The distance between Bari and Salerna is 612 km.
The best way to get from Bari to Salerna without a car is to train and taxi which takes 10h 31m and costs €180 - €290.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Bari to Salerna, including transfers.
Bari to Salerna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bari station.
Bari to Salerna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Catania station.
There are 1626+ hotels available in Salerna.
What companies run services between Bari, Italy and Salerna, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bari to Bompietro via Catania, Catania Central Bus Station, Alimena Piazza A.Diaz, and Alimena in around 13h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Pollina S.Mauro Cast
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Enna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Palermo to Bompietro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
Bus from Cefalù to Petralia Soprana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Alimena Piazza A.Diaz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Taxi Sommantino
- Phone
- +39 922 871205
Taxi San Cataldo
- Phone
- +39 329 897 4999
- Website
- taxi-san-cataldo.business.site
taxi driver family
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