There are 7 ways to get from Tropea to Palermo by train, ferry, bus, car, train (Trenitalia), or plane
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 Tropea to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
6h 32mTrain (Trenitalia)
cheapest- Take the train from Gioia Tauro to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
7h 50m€16–38Ferry
- Take the ferry from Vibo Valentia to Lipariferry
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Palermoferry
7h 55m€44–62Bus
- Take the bus from Rosarno to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oretobus Sais Autolinee 8863 / ...
7h 57m€22–36Drive, ferry
- Drive from Tropea to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Palermocar
4h 5m€51–78Train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tropea to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SUF - PMO
6h 24m€59–224Train to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tropea to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane REG - PMO
7h 49m€62–301
Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tropea to Palermo is to train which costs €16 - €40 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Tropea to Palermo is to drive and ferry which takes 4h 5m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct ferry from Tropea to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Vibo Valentia and arriving at Palermo via Lipari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 55m.
The distance between Tropea and Palermo is 304 km.
The best way to get from Tropea to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 6h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Tropea to Palermo, including transfers.
The best way to get from Tropea to Palermo is to bus which takes 7h 57m and costs €21 - €40. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €16 - €40 and takes 7h 50m.
There are 5688+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Tropea, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a ferry from Vibo Valentia to Palermo via Lipari in around 7h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tropea to Regione Siciliana De Saliba via Rosarno, Rosarno, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Messina Piazza della Repubblica, Palermo Via Oreto, and Regione Siciliana Oreto in around 7h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Tropea to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Tropea to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Tropea to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Tropea to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gioia Tauro to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Tropea to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Tropea to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Rosarno to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.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
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Vibo Valentia to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- 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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