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
4h 14m€16–30Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovannibus N592 / ...
5h 53m€15–48Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus Sais Autolinee 8902 / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
5h 38m€16–23Drive, 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
6h 24m€57–279
Palermo to Calabria by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Calabria is to train and ferry which costs €15 - €30 and takes 4h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Calabria is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 4m and costs €35 - €55.
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 14m and costs €15 - €30.
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Palermo to Calabria, including transfers.
The best way to get from Palermo to Calabria is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs €55 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €15 - €50 and takes 5h 53m.
There are 997+ 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. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni 3 times a day. Tickets cost €14–28 and the journey takes 5h 13m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- 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
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €3–4
- 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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