There are 10 ways to get from Spain to Taormina by plane, 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.
Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BCN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
6h 13m€52–180Train, ferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain Re
25h 53mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the train from Civitavecchia to Roma Terminitrain Re
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Taormina-Giardinitrain Ic
33h 16m€86–168Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Cataniabus
- Take the bus from Catania via Archimede to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandellobus
33h 21m€126–245Fly from Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VLC - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
8h 30m€60–200Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PMI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
8h 7m€66–190Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MAD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
6h 54m€64–200Fly from Seville Airport, train
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SVQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
7h 16m€65–209Bus via Turin
- Take the bus from Barcelona Carrer de Ribes to Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele IIbus
- Take the bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Catania via Archimede to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandellobus
37h 11m€52–199Drive, ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Taorminacar
20h 4m€322–466
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Taormina is to fly and train which costs €50 - €180 and takes 6h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Taormina is to fly and train which takes 6h 13m and costs €50 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain station to Taormina. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and Catania via Archimede. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 21m.
The distance between Spain and Taormina is 1265 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Taormina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Spain to Taormina, including transfers.
Spain to Taormina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Spain to Taormina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
There are 3012+ hotels available in Taormina.
What companies run services between Spain and Taormina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Catania, and Catania via Archimede in around 33h 21m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €40–55
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Barcelona Carrer de Ribes to Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Catania via Archimede to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- 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
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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