There are 10 ways to get from Palermo to Taranto 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 Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tarantotrain Ic
9h 16mBus via Quattromiglia
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Rende - Quattr. Via Marconibus
- Take the bus from Bivio Rende to Tarantobus
10h 38m€33–53Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Tarantocar
7h 15m€110–173Fly Palermo Airport to Brindisi Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane PMO - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
6h 25m€67–163Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tarantotrain Ic
9h 36m€61–133Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Tarantobus N595 / ...
10h 45m€45–80Fly Palermo Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane PMO - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain
8h 10m€78–207Fly Palermo Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane PMO - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
- Take the bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedalebus
- Take the train from Gioia Del Colle to Tarantotrain
8h 17m€54–152Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane TPS - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
9h 41m€69–215Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane TPS - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
- Take the bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedalebus
- Take the train from Gioia Del Colle to Tarantotrain
9h 8m€61–129
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Taranto is to bus via Quattromiglia which costs €30 - €55 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Taranto is to fly and train which takes 6h 25m and costs €65 - €170.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Palermo and arriving at Taranto. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Taranto via Lamezia Terme C.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 36m.
The distance between Palermo and Taranto is 584 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Taranto without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Palermo to Taranto, including transfers.
Palermo to Taranto bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo Terminal Bus station.
Palermo to Taranto train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Taranto is to bus via Quattromiglia which takes 10h 38m and costs €30 - €55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €60 - €140 and takes 9h 36m.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Taranto via Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi and Bivio Rende in around 10h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Taranto via Lamezia Terme C. in around 9h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Trapani Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Brindisi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–120
Flights from Trapani Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- 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 Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- 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 Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +390981 500331
- info@saj.it
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Bivio Rende to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- saj.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 to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- 080/9752672
- stpbari@stpspa.it
- Website
- stpspa.it
Bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- stpspa.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
- 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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Palermo to Taranto bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, arrive at Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi station.
Palermo to Taranto train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Lamezia Terme C. station.
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