There are 9 ways to get from Turkey to Taormina by plane, train, bus, busferry, night train, car, 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.
Fly from Istanbul, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane IST - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
7h 1m€103–293Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ESB - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
9h 52m€58–223Bus, bus and ferry, train via Kateríni
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Katerinibus
- Take the bus from Kateríni to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain Re
37h 27mNight train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Tarvisio Boscoverdetrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Firenze Campo di Martetrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Firenze Campo Marte to Taormina-Giardininighttrain Ini
2d 8h€265–469Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Taorminacar
25h 18m€291–455Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, train
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ADB - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
9h 30m€127–382Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SAW - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
9h 46m€118–263Fly from Antalya Airport, train
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AYT - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
9h 33m€106–242Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain Re
39h 13m
Istanbul (IST) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Taormina is to fly and train which costs €55 - €230 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Taormina is to fly and train which takes 7h 1m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Taormina. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Taormina-Giardini via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Tarvisio Boscoverde and Firenze Campo Marte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Turkey and Taormina is 1341 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Taormina without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train via Kateríni which takes 37h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Turkey to Taormina, including transfers.
Turkey to Taormina train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Taormina is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 12:18 PM in Turkey and 11:18 AM in Taormina.
Turkey to Taormina train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
There are 3247+ hotels available in Taormina.
What companies run services between Turkey and Taormina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Turkey to Taormina. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Taormina-Giardini. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Taormina-Giardini via Katerini, Kateríni, Vlore , station, Vlorë, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, and Messina Centrale in around 37h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Firenze Campo di Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–100
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Firenze Campo Marte to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Katerini
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Kateríni to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pogradec to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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