There are 7 ways to get from Taranto to Gela by train, bus, car, ferry, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Station to Gela Bus Stationbus Autoservizi Salemi S121 / ...
8h 38m€39–77Bus via Messina
cheapest- Take the bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Villa San Giovannibus
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Gela Bus Stationbus Autoservizi Salemi S121 / ...
9h 37m€35–48Train, bus via Messina
- Take the train from Taranto to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Gela Bus Stationbus Autoservizi Salemi S121 / ...
11h 7m€57–123Drive, ferry
- Drive from Taranto to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Gelacar
7h 9m€90–132Italobus Connections, bus, fly, train
- Take the bus from Taranto to Materabus
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BRI - CTA
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Vincenzo Bellini/Fontanarossa to Ragusa Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Ragusa to Gelatrain
10h 44mBus
- Take the bus from Taranto to Cataniabus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Catania Via Archimede to Ragusa Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ragusa to Gelabus 653
12h 58mTrain (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Catania Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbitrain Re
- Take the train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Gelatrain
13h 34m€61–130
Taranto to Gela by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taranto to Gela is to bus via Messina which costs €35 - €50 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Taranto to Gela is to drive and ferry which takes 7h 9m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Taranto to Gela station. However, there are services departing from Taranto via Porto Mercantile and arriving at Gela Bus Station via Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Taranto to Gela. However, there are services departing from Taranto and arriving at Gela via Lamezia Terme C., Catania Centrale and Caltanissetta Xirbi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 34m.
The distance between Taranto and Gela is 572 km.
The best way to get from Taranto to Gela without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 38m and costs €35 - €80.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Taranto to Gela, including transfers.
Taranto to Gela bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Taranto via Porto Mercantile station.
Taranto to Gela train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Taranto station.
The best way to get from Taranto to Gela is to bus via Messina which takes 9h 37m and costs €35 - €50. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €60 - €130 and takes 13h 34m.
What companies run services between Taranto, Italy and Gela, Italy?
You can take a bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Gela Bus Station via Villa San Giovanni and Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione in around 9h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Taranto to Gela via Lamezia Terme C., Catania Centrale, and Caltanissetta Xirbi in around 13h 34m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ragusa to Gela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Gela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Station to Gela Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Gela Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Taranto to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Aeroporto Vincenzo Bellini/Fontanarossa to Ragusa Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
Bus from Catania Via Archimede to Ragusa Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Taranto to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 091 62.08.111
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Ragusa to Gela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- 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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Taranto to Gela bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Villa San Giovanni station.
Taranto to Gela train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Lamezia Terme C. station.
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