There are 8 ways to get from Calabria to Marsala 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 di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Marsala via A.Faziobus
7h 44m€33–69Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Marsala Train Station Bus Stopbus Autoservizi Salemi S201
8h 4m€18–52Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Marsalacar
4h 37m€53–83Fly Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport, bus
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SUF - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Marsala Train Station Bus Stopbus
6h 54m€64–172Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the bus from Messina to Marsalabus 582
9h 25m€34–63Fly Lamezia Terme International Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane SUF - TPS
6h 55m€85–205Fly Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport, bus
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane REG - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Marsala Train Station Bus Stopbus
8h 32m€75–174Fly Reggio Calabria Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane REG - TPS
8h 28m€66–247
Calabria to Marsala by ferry, foot, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calabria to Marsala is to bus which costs €17 - €55 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Calabria to Marsala is to car ferry and drive which takes 4h 37m and costs €50 - €85.
No, there is no direct bus from Calabria to Marsala station. However, there are services departing from Reggio Calabria - via Portanova and arriving at Marsala Train Station Bus Stop via Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 4m.
The distance between Calabria and Marsala is 369 km.
The best way to get from Calabria to Marsala without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 7h 44m and costs €30 - €70.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Calabria to Marsala, including transfers.
Calabria to Marsala bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi, depart from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione station.
The best way to get from Calabria to Marsala is to bus which takes 8h 4m and costs €17 - €55. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €80 - €210 and takes 6h 55m.
Calabria to Marsala bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi, arrive at Marsala Train Station Bus Stop.
There are 672+ hotels available in Marsala.
What companies run services between Calabria, Italy and Marsala, Italy?
Autoservizi Salemi operates a bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop once daily, and the journey takes 6h 45m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Trapani Airport (TPS) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Marsala via A.Fazio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Website
- -
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Marsala via A.Fazio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- -
Bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- -
Bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- -
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Messina to Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.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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