There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Stilo by bus, car ferry, train, ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, car ferry
best- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Stilobus
7h 3m€19–77Train, ferry, bus
- 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 Rosarnotrain Re
- Take the bus from Rosarno to Stilobus
7h 38mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Stilocar
4h 45m€75–116Fly, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane PMO - SUF
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme Airport to Soveratobus
- Take the bus from Soverato to Stilobus
8h 38m€59–156Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovannibus N592 / ...
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Stilobus
8h 28m€20–47Train, ferry (Trenitalia)
- 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 Monasterace-Stilotrain Ic
8h 37mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Stilobus
9h 2m€31–66
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Stilo is to bus and car ferry which costs €19 - €80 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Stilo is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 45m and costs €75 - €120.
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 372 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Stilo without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 7h 3m and costs €19 - €80.
It takes approximately 7h 3m 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 382+ 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.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Monasterace-Stilo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- 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
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Stilo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Rosarno to Stilo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Lamezia Terme Airport to Soverato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Soverato to Stilo
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- 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
- 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
- +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
- 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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