There are 6 ways to get from Palermo to Stilo by train, ferry, bus, 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, bus
best- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to RosarnoFr / ...
- Take the bus from Rosarno to Stilo
7h 32mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo to Villa San GiovanniN592 / ...
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Stilo
8h 28m€18–50Drive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Stilo
4h 30m€55–82Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Monasterace-StiloRe
8h 58mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Villa S.GiovanniIc
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Stilo
8h 58m€30–42Bus via Messina
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della RepubblicaSais Autolinee 8902 / ...
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Stilo
8h 59m€20–32
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Stilo is to bus which costs €18 - €50 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Stilo is to drive and ferry which takes 4h 30m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Stilo. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Stilo via Villa San Giovanni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 28m.
The distance between Palermo and Stilo is 357 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Stilo without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 7h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Palermo to Stilo, including transfers.
Palermo to Stilo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Stilo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Villa San Giovanni station.
There are 317+ hotels available in Stilo.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Stilo, Calabria, Italy?
You can take a bus from Palermo to Stilo via Villa San Giovanni and Villa San Giovanni in around 8h 28m.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Monasterace-Stilo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Monasterace-Stilo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
Train from Palermo Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–20
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Bus from Rosarno to Stilo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Stilo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
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
- €19–40
- 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
- €12–17
- 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
- €13–15
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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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