There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Gerace by train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, 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 (Trenitalia)
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 Locritrain Ic
6h 39mTrain (Trenitalia)
cheapest- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Locritrain Re
8h 51m€47–98Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Palermo to Messinabus 582 / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Locritrain Re
7h 56m€48–83Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Geracecar
4h 8m€68–106Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane PMO - REG
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Locritrain
8h 14m€108–206Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovannibus N592 / ...
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Mammolabus 301195
8h 14m€51–74Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane PMO - SUF
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme Airport to Mammola biviobus
7h 42m€89–205
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Gerace is to bus and ferry and train which costs €45 - €85 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Gerace is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 8m and costs €65 - €110.
The distance between Palermo and Gerace is 346 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Gerace without a car is to train and ferry which takes 6h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Palermo to Gerace, including transfers.
The best way to get from Palermo to Gerace is to bus which takes 8h 14m and costs €50 - €75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €45 - €100 and takes 8h 51m.
There are 275+ hotels available in Gerace.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Gerace, Italy?
You can take a bus from Palermo to Gerace via Villa San Giovanni, Villa San Giovanni, and Mammola in around 8h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Gerace via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo Centrale, Villa S.Giovanni, Reggio Calabria C.Le, and Locri in around 8h 51m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Locri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- 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
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Locri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Locri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Mammola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Lamezia Terme Airport to Mammola bivio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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