There are 5 ways to get from Palermo to Palmi by train, ferry, bus, car, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train, ferry (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5354 / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
5h 2mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovannibus N592 / ...
6h 18m€15–50Drive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
3h 9m€42–62Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
6h 47m€17–53Line 100 bus, bus, train
- Take the bus from Galilei Giotto to Oreto Orsibus 100
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the bus from Messina to Villa San Giovannibus 590 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Palmitrain Re
7h 9m€17–77
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Palmi is to bus which costs €15 - €55 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Palmi is to drive and ferry which takes 3h 9m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Palmi. However, there are services departing from Palermo Notarbartolo and arriving at Palmi via Palermo Centrale and Villa S.Giovanni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 47m.
The distance between Palermo and Palmi is 257 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Palmi without a car is to train and ferry which takes 5h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Palermo to Palmi, including transfers.
Palermo to Palmi train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Palmi is to bus which takes 6h 18m and costs €15 - €55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €17 - €55 and takes 6h 47m.
Palermo to Palmi train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Villa S.Giovanni station.
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What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Palmi, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni 3 times a day. Tickets cost €15–28 and the journey takes 5h 13m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, Trenitalia Intercity operates a train from Palermo Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni once daily. Tickets cost €13–28 and the journey takes 4h 25m.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Palmi
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–23
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- 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 Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Messina to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- 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
Bus from Messina to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- 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
Bus from Messina to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 091 350111
- amat@amat.pa.it
- Website
- amat.pa.it
Bus from Galilei Giotto to Oreto Orsi
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- amat.pa.it
- 2nd Class
- €2
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- 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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