There are 10 ways to get from Montpellier to Lipari by train, plane, bus, ferry, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MRS - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
10h 36m€108–285Bus, ferry via Bologna
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bologna Centralebus 482
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Milazzo Via dei Millebus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
29h 54m€101–156Train, ferry
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
21h 46m€189–502Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipariferry
27h 11m€111–219Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
28h 39m€181–268Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MRS - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
11h 5m€132–327Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MPL - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
11h 49m€156–417Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MRS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzotrain
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
12h 25m€104–286Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane MRS - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
13h 29m€111–308Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane TRN - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
13h 55m€159–366
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Lipari is to bus and ferry via Bologna which costs €100 - €160 and takes 29h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Lipari is to train and fly and bus and ferry which takes 10h 36m and costs €100 - €290.
The distance between Montpellier and Lipari is 1417 km.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Lipari without a car is to train and ferry which takes 21h 46m and costs €180 - €500.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Montpellier to Lipari, including transfers.
There are 528+ hotels available in Lipari.
What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Lipari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Montpellier to Lipari. However, you can take the train to Aix En Provence Tgv, walk to Gare TGV, take the bus to Aéroport Marseille Provence, walk to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) 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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lipari via Lyon Part Dieu, Torino Porta Susa, Reggio Calabria C.Le, Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi, Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, and Reggio di Calabria in around 21h 46m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18
- 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
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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- 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
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Schedules at
- snav.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@siremar.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Peak Season - Passenger fare
- €40–60
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