There are 5 ways to get from Palermo to Spilinga by train, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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 Joppolotrain Re
6h 16mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo to Lamezia Termebus N595 / ...
- Take the bus from Vibo Marina to Spilingabus 237
10h 20m€23–59Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Palermo to Messinabus 582 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Briaticotrain Re
- Take the bus from Briatico to Spilingabus 237
9h 41m€31–97Ferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Lipariferry
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Vibo Valentiaferry
9h 44m€91–174Drive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Spilingacar
3h 49m€50–73
Palermo to Spilinga by bus, car ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Spilinga is to bus which costs €23 - €60 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Spilinga is to drive and ferry which takes 3h 49m and costs €50 - €75.
The distance between Palermo and Spilinga is 300 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Spilinga without a car is to train and ferry which takes 6h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Palermo to Spilinga, including transfers.
There are 1244+ hotels available in Spilinga.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Spilinga, Italy?
You can take a ferry from Palermo to Spilinga via Lipari, Vibo Valentia, and Tropea in around 9h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo to Spilinga via Lamezia Terme, Lamezia Terme C., Vibo Marina, and Vibo Marina in around 10h 20m.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Joppolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Briatico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- 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
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Briatico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Briatico to Spilinga
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- web.ferroviedellacalabria.it
Bus from Vibo Marina to Spilinga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- web.ferroviedellacalabria.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.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
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Vibo Valentia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- 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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