There are 3 ways to get from Taormina to Calabria by train, ferry, bus, taxi, or car ferry
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
best- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centraletrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
2h 36m€8–12Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Giardini-Naxos to Villa San Giovannibus
3h 37m€7–10Taxi, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Taormina to Tresmestieritaxi
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Reggio di Calabriacarferry
1h 5m€77–90
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taormina to Calabria is to bus which costs €7 - €10 and takes 3h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Taormina to Calabria is to taxi and car ferry which takes 1h 5m and costs €75 - €90.
No, there is no direct bus from Taormina station to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Giardini Naxos Station and arriving at Reggio Calabria via Giardini-Naxos and Villa S. Giovanni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 37m.
The distance between Taormina and Calabria is 61 km.
The best way to get from Taormina to Calabria without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2h 36m and costs €8 - €13.
It takes approximately 2h 36m to get from Taormina to Calabria, including transfers.
Taormina to Calabria bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Giardini-Naxos station.
Taormina to Calabria bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Villa San Giovanni station.
There are 999+ hotels available in Calabria.
What companies run services between Taormina, Italy and Calabria, Italy?
SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro operates a bus from Giardini-Naxos to Villa San Giovanni twice daily. Tickets cost €5–7 and the journey takes 1h 20m.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Giardini-Naxos to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.0965.818.500
- info@meridianolines.it
- Website
- meridianolines.eu
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- meridianolines.eu
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- €70–90
Taxi Pozzallo
- Phone
- +3909321846960, +39 3358004210
- Website
- taxipozzallo.com
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