There are 7 ways to get from Sicily to Cilento by plane, train, ferry, bus, taxi, 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.
Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CTA - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Vallo Lucania-Casteltrain
5h 48m€91–219Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Salernocarferry
- Take the bus from Salerno P.zza Montpellier to Vallo della Lucaniabus Linea Rossa
17h 31m€37–63Train, ferry
- 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 Vallo Lucania-Casteltrain Fr / ...
9h 53mBus, taxi
- Take the bus from Palermo to Sala Consilinabus N592
- Take the taxi from Sala Consilina to Cilentotaxi
11h 41m€151–216Fly from Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane PMO - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Vallo Lucania-Casteltrain
6h 16m€94–224Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Sapritrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sapri to Vallo della Lucaniabus Sapri
12h 36m€58–130Drive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Cilentocar
7h 51m€88–135
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Naples Airport (NAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Cilento is to car ferry and bus which costs €35 - €65 and takes 17h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Cilento is to fly and train which takes 5h 48m and costs €90 - €220.
The distance between Sicily and Cilento is 541 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Cilento without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Sicily to Cilento, including transfers.
There are 1391+ hotels available in Cilento.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Cilento, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Sicily to Cilento. However, you can take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Naples Airport (NAP), walk to Napoli - Capodichino Aeroporto, take the bus to Napoli, piazza Garibaldi, walk to Napoli Centrale, take the train to Vallo Lucania-Castel, then take the taxi to Cilento. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Cilento via Palermo Centrale, Messina Centrale, Messina Marittima, Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, and Vallo Lucania-Castel in around 9h 53m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–110
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Vallo Lucania-Castel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Vallo Lucania-Castel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Vallo Lucania-Castel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Sapri
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Vallo Lucania-Castel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Vallo Lucania-Castel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Vallo Lucania-Castel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Vallo Lucania-Castel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Sala Consilina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 327 190 8572
- info@agenziainfanteviaggi.it
- Website
- infantebus.it
Bus from Salerno P.zza Montpellier to Vallo della Lucania
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- agenziainfanteviaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 089 233 899
- salerno@autolineecurcio.it
- Website
- autolineecurcio.it
Bus from Sapri to Vallo della Lucania
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.autolineecurcio.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
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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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