There are 3 ways to get from Lipari to Otranto by ferry, bus, plane, shuttle, 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.
Ferry, bus
best- Take the ferry from Lipari to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Otranto, Via Ortebus
11h 51m€52–72Ferry, car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Lipari to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Leccebus
- Take the bus from Lecce - City Terminal to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus 101 / ...
13h 51m€51–121Ferry, fly, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane REG - BDS
- Take a shuttle bus from Brindisi - Via Appia to Otranto Porto
13h 32m€91–220
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lipari to Otranto is to ferry and bus which costs €50 - €75 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lipari to Otranto is to ferry and bus which takes 11h 51m and costs €50 - €75.
The distance between Lipari and Otranto is 658 km.
The best way to get from Lipari to Otranto without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 11h 51m and costs €50 - €75.
It takes approximately 11h 51m to get from Lipari to Otranto, including transfers.
There are 2290+ hotels available in Otranto.
What companies run services between Lipari, Italy and Otranto, Apulia, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Lipari to Otranto. However, you can take the ferry to Messina Marittima, walk to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, then take the bus to Otranto, Via Orte. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Reggio di Calabria, walk to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, take the line 28 bus to Reggio Calabria Airport, walk to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) airport, fly to Brindisi Airport (BDS), walk to Borgo Casale, take the bus to Brindisi Ospedale Perrino, take the bus to Brindisi - via Appia, walk to Brindisi - Via Appia, then take the shuttle to Otranto Porto.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Brindisi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Otranto, Via Orte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- 0832.871016
- elios.trasporti@libero.it
- Website
- eliosautoservizi.com
Shuttle from Brindisi - Via Appia to Otranto Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- eliosautoservizi.com
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 Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lecce - City Terminal to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- 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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