There are 6 ways to get from Calabria to Balestrate by ferry, train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train, bus
best- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Palermo to Balestratebus
6h 35m€23–36Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Palermobus N592 / ...
- Take the bus from Palermo to Balestratebus
8h 40m€19–77Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oretobus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Balestratebus
6h 46m€21–30Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Balestratecar
3h 46m€43–68Fly
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SUF - PMO
6h 32m€73–210Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re / ...
7h 37m€27–40
Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calabria to Balestrate is to ferry and bus which costs €21 - €35 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Calabria to Balestrate is to car ferry and drive which takes 3h 46m and costs €40 - €70.
The distance between Calabria and Balestrate is 288 km.
The best way to get from Calabria to Balestrate without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 6h 35m and costs €23 - €40.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Calabria to Balestrate, including transfers.
The best way to get from Calabria to Balestrate is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €70 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €19 - €80 and takes 8h 40m.
There are 2020+ hotels available in Balestrate.
What companies run services between Calabria, Italy and Balestrate, Italy?
ITA Airways and Ryanair fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Balestrate via Villa S.Giovanni, Villa San Giovanni, and Palermo in around 8h 40m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3906164160
- Website
- russoautoservizi.it
Bus from Palermo to Balestrate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- russoautoservizi.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- 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 Villa San Giovanni to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +39.0965.818.500
- info@meridianolines.it
- Website
- meridianolines.eu
Car ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- meridianolines.eu
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