There are 5 ways to get from Messina to Castrovillari by bus, ferry, train, or car
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Bus via Rosarno
best- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Rosarno
- Take the bus from Rosarno to CastrovillariReggio Calabria
5h 10m€16–20Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.Fr / ...
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme to Castrovillari
5h 31mFerry, train, line 161 bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to PaolaFr / ...
- Take the train from Paola to SibariFr
- Take the bus from Sibari to Castrovillari161
6h 5mFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Castrovillari
2h 49m€37–58Bus
- Take the bus from Messina to Terme Spezzano582
- Take the bus from Spezzano Albanese Terme Bivio to Castrovillari116
6h 7m€20–28
Messina to Castrovillari by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Castrovillari is to bus via Rosarno which costs €16 - €20 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Castrovillari is to ferry and drive which takes 2h 49m and costs €35 - €60.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Castrovillari. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Castrovillari via Rosarno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 10m.
The distance between Messina and Castrovillari is 262 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Castrovillari without a car is to bus via Rosarno which takes 5h 10m and costs €16 - €20.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Messina to Castrovillari, including transfers.
Messina to Castrovillari bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Castrovillari bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Rosarno station.
There are 212+ hotels available in Castrovillari.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Castrovillari, Italy?
You can take a bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Castrovillari via Rosarno in around 5h 10m.
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Rosarno to Castrovillari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Lamezia Terme to Castrovillari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- Phone
- +39 0981 500331
- info@saj.it
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Sibari to Castrovillari
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- saj.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Terme Spezzano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Spezzano Albanese Terme Bivio to Castrovillari
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- web.ferroviedellacalabria.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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