There are 11 ways to get from Genoa to Lipari by plane, bus, ferry, train, night train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
best- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GOA - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
8h 20m€82–193Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Genova Brignole to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Milazzo Via dei Millebus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
18h 59m€70–110Train, ferry via Reggio Calabria
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Roma Terminitrain Fb / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain Fa / ...
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
14h 30m€110–299Night train, ferry
- Take the night train from Genova Brignole to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
18h 17m€112–148Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane LIN - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
8h 43m€99–249Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane GOA - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
9h 12m€90–216Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
10h 4m€90–237Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MXP - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
10h 25m€114–330Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GOA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzotrain
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
10h 3m€78–244Train, ferry
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Roma Tiburtinatrain Fa
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milazzotrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
15h 46m€151–243Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Genoa Piazza della Vittoria to Villa S. Giovannibus
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
19h 35m€103–151
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Lipari is to bus and ferry which costs €70 - €110 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Lipari is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 8h 20m and costs €80 - €200.
The distance between Genoa and Lipari is 1118 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to Lipari without a car is to train and ferry via Reggio Calabria which takes 14h 30m and costs €110 - €300.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Genoa to Lipari, including transfers.
There are 528+ hotels available in Lipari.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Lipari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Genoa to Lipari. However, you can take the train to Genova Sestri Ponen., walk to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Milazzo, walk to Milazzo, then take the ferry to Lipari. Alternatively, you can take a train from Genova Brignole to Lipari via Roma Termini, Napoli Afragola, Reggio Calabria C.Le, Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi, Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, and Reggio di Calabria in around 14h 30m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–200
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–180
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €13–18
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Genova Brignole to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Genova Brignole to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Genova Brignole to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Genoa Piazza della Vittoria to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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