There are 4 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
4h 7m€22–61Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Messinabus N592 / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
5h 30m€27–44Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Reggio di Calabriacarferry
3h 4m€40–56Fly
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane PMO - REG
6h 24m€57–219
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Calabria is to train and ferry which costs €21 - €65 and takes 4h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Calabria is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 4m and costs €40 - €60.
The distance between Palermo and Calabria is 234 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Calabria without a car is to train and ferry which takes 4h 7m and costs €21 - €65.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Palermo to Calabria, including transfers.
There are 999+ hotels available in Calabria.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Calabria, Italy?
Ryanair and ITA Airways 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 Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
- €21–50
- 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
- €18–35
- 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
- €8–12
- 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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