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 Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Marsala Train Station Bus Stopbus
7h 37m€23–42Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Palermo Terminal Busbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Marsala Train Station Bus Stopbus Autoservizi Salemi 5133 / ...
8h 48m€20–28Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
- Take the train from Piraineto to Marsalatrain Re
9h 28m€27–44Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Marsalacar
4h 37m€53–83Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the bus from Messina to Marsalabus 582
9h 25m€34–54Fly 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 51m€58–212Fly Lamezia Terme International Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane SUF - TPS
6h 55m€65–315Fly 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
7h 30m€59–284
Calabria to Marsala by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calabria to Marsala is to bus which costs €19 - €28 and takes 8h 48m.
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 and arriving at Marsala Train Station Bus Stop via Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione and Palermo Terminal Bus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 48m.
The distance between Calabria and Marsala is 388 km.
The best way to get from Calabria to Marsala without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 7h 37m and costs €23 - €45.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Calabria to Marsala, including transfers.
Calabria to Marsala bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione station.
The best way to get from Calabria to Marsala is to bus which takes 8h 48m and costs €19 - €28. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €60 - €320 and takes 6h 55m.
Calabria to Marsala bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Palermo Terminal Bus station.
There are 1474+ hotels available in Marsala.
What companies run services between Calabria, Italy and Marsala, Italy?
You can take a bus from Reggio Calabria to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop via Villa S. Giovanni, Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione, and Palermo Terminal Bus in around 8h 48m. Alternatively, Ryanair and ITA Airways fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Trapani Airport (TPS) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Trapani Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piraineto to Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8
- 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
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Marsala Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Messina to Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- 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
- 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
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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