There are 8 ways to get from Cagliari to Calabria by plane, car ferry, train, ferry, or bus
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 Reggio Calabria Airport
best- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane CAG - REG
5h 50m€64–255Car ferry, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
17h 37m€57–78Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane CAG - SUF
5h 47m€64–236Fly to Crotone Airport
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Crotone Airport (CRV)plane CAG - CRV
6h 3m€57–284Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CAG - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Terminal Traghetti di Tremestieribus
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Reggio di Calabriacarferry
6h 12m€60–213Car ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
17h 52m€59–72Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovannibus N592 / ...
19h 16m€57–97Car ferry, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Rinellaferry
- Take the ferry from Rinella to Reggio di Calabriaferry
20h 8m€106–130
Cagliari to Calabria by car ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cagliari to Calabria is to car ferry and train and ferry which costs €55 - €80 and takes 17h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cagliari to Calabria is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €60 - €240.
No, there is no direct ferry from Cagliari to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Port of Cagliari and arriving at Reggio di Calabria via Palermo and Rinella. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 8m.
The distance between Cagliari and Calabria is 601 km.
Book your Cagliari to Calabria ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Cagliari to Calabria without a car is to car ferry and train and ferry which takes 17h 37m and costs €55 - €80.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Cagliari to Calabria, including transfers.
There are 991+ hotels available in Calabria.
What companies run services between Cagliari, Italy and Calabria, Italy?
Ryanair, FlexFlight ApS, and two other airlines fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Crotone Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Crotone Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Crotone Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–260
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–260
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Crotone Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–750
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Terminal Traghetti di Tremestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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 Palermo to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Rinella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Rinella to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–29
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.0965.818.500
- info@meridianolines.it
- Website
- meridianolines.eu
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- meridianolines.eu
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