There are 5 ways to get from Palermo to Calabria by train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, 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.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5354 / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
3h 59m€27–58Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo to Messinabus N592 / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
5h 22m€25–44Ferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Rinellaferry
- Take the ferry from Rinella to Reggio di Calabriaferry
7h 5m€91–167Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Reggio di Calabriacarferry
3h 4m€39–55Fly
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane PMO - REG
5h 59m€57–191
Palermo to Calabria by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Calabria is to bus and ferry which costs €25 - €45 and takes 5h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Calabria is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 4m and costs €35 - €60.
No, there is no direct ferry from Palermo to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Reggio di Calabria via Rinella. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 5m.
The distance between Palermo and Calabria is 234 km.
Book your Palermo to Calabria ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Palermo to Calabria without a car is to train and ferry which takes 3h 59m and costs €26 - €60.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Palermo to Calabria, including transfers.
There are 315+ hotels available in Calabria.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Calabria, Italy?
You can take a ferry from Palermo to Reggio di Calabria via Rinella in around 7h 5m. Alternatively, ITA Airways and Ryanair fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Rinella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Rinella to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.0965.818.500
- info@meridianolines.it
- Website
- meridianolines.eu
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- meridianolines.eu
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