There are 7 ways to get from Briatico to Palermo by train, car ferry, bus, ferry, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, car ferry, bus
best- Take the train from Briatico to Villa S.GiovanniRe
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
6h 37m€15–78Train, ferry
- Take the train from Briatico to Villa S.GiovanniRe
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo CentraleRe
6h 54mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Briatico to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Palermo
4h 1m€51–78Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)SUF - PMO
6h 7m€73–215Train
- Take the train from Briatico to Gioia TauroRe
- Take the train from Gioia Tauro to Palermo CentraleIc
8h 4m€27–41Bus
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme to Palermo582 / ...
9h 52m€20–71Train to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly
- Take the train from Briatico to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)REG - PMO
8h 10m€93–229
Briatico to Palermo by train, car ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Briatico to Palermo is to bus which costs €20 - €75 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Briatico to Palermo is to drive and ferry which takes 4h 1m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct train from Briatico to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Briatico and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Gioia Tauro and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 4m.
The distance between Briatico and Palermo is 322 km.
The best way to get from Briatico to Palermo without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 6h 37m and costs €14 - €80.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Briatico to Palermo, including transfers.
Briatico to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Briatico station.
The best way to get from Briatico to Palermo is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €70 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €26 - €45 and takes 8h 4m, you could also bus, which costs €20 - €75 and takes 9h 52m.
Briatico to Palermo train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Gioia Tauro station.
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What companies run services between Briatico, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
ITA Airways and Ryanair fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Briatico to Palermo Notarbartolo via Gioia Tauro and Palermo Centrale in around 8h 4m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Briatico to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Briatico to Gioia Tauro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Briatico to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Briatico to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Briatico to Gioia Tauro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
Train from Gioia Tauro to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Briatico to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lamezia Terme to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Lamezia Terme to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.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
- 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
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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