There are 6 ways to get from Calabria to Palermo by ferry, bus, train, 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, bus
best- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus Sais Autolinee 8863 / ...
4h 26m€14–28Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Palermo Terminal Busbus Itabus
5h 39m€12–16Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re / ...
4h 30m€15–30Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
3h 4m€38–58Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SUF - PMO
5h 17m€60–208Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane REG - PMO
6h 7m€81–270
Calabria to Palermo by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calabria to Palermo is to bus which costs €11 - €16 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Calabria to Palermo is to car ferry and drive which takes 3h 4m and costs €35 - €60.
No, there is no direct bus from Calabria to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Reggio Calabria and arriving at Palermo Terminal Bus via Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 39m.
The distance between Calabria and Palermo is 238 km.
The best way to get from Calabria to Palermo without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 4h 26m and costs €14 - €28.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Calabria to Palermo, including transfers.
Calabria to Palermo bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione station.
The best way to get from Calabria to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €55 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €11 - €16 and takes 5h 39m.
Calabria to Palermo bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Palermo Terminal Bus station.
There are 5746+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Calabria, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
ITA Airways and Ryanair fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Itabus S.p.A. operates a bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Palermo Terminal Bus 3 times a week. Tickets cost €11–15 and the journey takes 4h 19m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- 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
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- 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 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- 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 Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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
- 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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