There are 6 ways to get from Palermo to Castro by train, ferry, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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 Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Leccetrain Ic
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardotrain 6 / ...
14h 50mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Leccetrain Ic
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardotrain 6 / ...
15h 2m€32–202Bus via Messina
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus Sais Autolinee 8902 / ...
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Maglie Megapark Via Otrantobus
14h 56m€49–72Drive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Castrocar
9h 11m€112–163Fly, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane PMO - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo to Maglie Piazzale Megaparkbus
12h 13m€70–171Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Leccebus N595
- Take the bus from Lecce - Via V Carluccio to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italiabus Linea 111 Corsa 2001
15h€51–89
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Castro is to bus via Messina which costs €45 - €75 and takes 14h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Castro is to drive and ferry which takes 9h 11m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Castro. However, there are services departing from Galilei Giotto and arriving at Castro, Lecce, Puglia, Italia via Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and Maglie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 56m.
The distance between Palermo and Castro is 746 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Castro without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 50m to get from Palermo to Castro, including transfers.
Palermo to Castro bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, depart from Palermo Oreto Orsi station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Castro is to bus via Messina which takes 14h 56m and costs €45 - €75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €30 - €210 and takes 15h 2m.
Palermo to Castro bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, arrive at Messina Piazza della Repubblica station.
There are 3146+ hotels available in Castro.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Castro, Apulia, Italy?
You can take a bus from Galilei Giotto to Castro, Lecce, Puglia, Italia via Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina Piazza della Repubblica, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Maglie Megapark Via Otranto, and Maglie in around 14h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Castro, Lecce, Puglia, Italia via Lamezia Terme C., Lecce, Poggiardo, and Poggiardo in around 15h 2m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- 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
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- 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
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Train from Lecce to Poggiardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- 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
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Maglie Megapark Via Otranto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo to Maglie Piazzale Megapark
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0832-228441
- info@stplecce.it
- Website
- stplecce.it
Bus from Lecce - Via V Carluccio to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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