There are 6 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 4m€27–57Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovannibus N592 / ...
6h 4m€15–40Bus, 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 30m€17–27Ferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Rinellaferry
- Take the ferry from Rinella to Reggio di Calabriaferry
7h€81–158Drive, 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 37m€66–168
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 €17 - €28 and takes 5h 30m.
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.
The distance between Palermo and Calabria is 235 km.
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The best way to get from Palermo to Calabria without a car is to train and ferry which takes 4h 4m and costs €26 - €60.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Palermo to Calabria, including transfers.
The best way to get from Palermo to Calabria is to bus which takes 6h 4m and costs €14 - €40. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €65 - €170 and takes 6h 37m.
There are 1110+ 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. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni 3 times a day. Tickets cost €22–40 and the journey takes 5h 13m. Autoservizi Salemi Srl also services this route once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- 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
- Once daily
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- 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
- 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
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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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