There are 7 ways to get from Bari to Salerna by plane, bus, train, ferry, 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 26m€80–172Bus
cheapest- 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 52m€43–88Train, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Sibaritrain Ic
- Take the train from Sibari to Castiglione Cosentintrain Re
- Take the train from Paola to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Cefalutrain Re
- Take the taxi from Cefalu to Salernataxi
11h 20mDrive, 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€116–181Fly 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 39m€162–274Bus via Taormina
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Giardini Naxos Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Giardini Naxos Bus Station to Catania Central Bus Stationbus 6
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Alimena Piazza A.Diazbus
15h 57m€47–84Train, bus
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Cefalutrain Ic
- Take the bus from Cefalù to Petralia Sopranabus
16h 42m€90–181
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 Taormina which costs €45 - €85 and takes 15h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bari to Salerna is to fly and train and taxi which takes 4h 39m and costs €160 - €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 52m.
The distance between Bari and Salerna is 610 km.
The best way to get from Bari to Salerna without a car is to train and ferry and taxi which takes 11h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 26m 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 1642+ 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 52m.
- 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
- €35–110
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Sibari to Castiglione Cosentin
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Enna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Palermo to Bompietro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 DetailsContact 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
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Giardini Naxos Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
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 164160
- info@etnatrasporti.it
- Website
- etnatrasporti.it
Bus from Giardini Naxos Bus Station to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- etnatrasporti.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €85–160
Noleggio auto - taxi service
- Phone
- +39 091 819 0376
- Website
- cmssciarabba.com
Taxi Bagheria
- Phone
- +39 380 384 6281
taxi driver family
- Phone
- 388 482 6279
- Website
- taxidriverfamily.it
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