There are 7 ways to get from Cagliari to Tropea by plane, taxi, car ferry, bus, train, ferry, 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 to Lamezia Terme International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane CAG - SUF
- Take the taxi from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Tropeataxi
5h 18m€151–361Car ferry, bus, train via Messina
cheapest- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the carferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Tropeatrain Re
19h 41m€65–220Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, train
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane CAG - REG
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropeatrain
7h 44m€82–331Car ferry, train, ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Tropeatrain Re
20h 4mCar ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Gioia Taurotrain Ic
20h 17m€75–152Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Lamezia Terme Stationbus
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain Re
21h 2m€65–148Car ferry, ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Rinellaferry
- Take the ferry from Rinella to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Drive from Reggio di Calabria to Tropeacar
21h 23m€148–275
Cagliari to Tropea by car ferry, foot, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cagliari to Tropea is to car ferry and bus and train via Messina which costs €65 - €220 and takes 19h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cagliari to Tropea is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 18m and costs €150 - €370.
The distance between Cagliari and Tropea is 682 km.
The best way to get from Cagliari to Tropea without a car is to car ferry and bus and train via Messina which takes 19h 41m and costs €65 - €220.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Cagliari to Tropea, including transfers.
There are 1230+ hotels available in Tropea.
What companies run services between Cagliari, Italy and Tropea, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Cagliari to Tropea. However, you can take the bus to Aeroporto Elmas Arrivi, walk to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF), then take the taxi to Tropea. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Tropea via Port of Palermo, Palermo Camera di commercio, Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina Piazza della Repubblica, Messina Marittima, Villa San Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 19h 41m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–550
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–550
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–550
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Gioia Tauro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Lamezia Terme Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Lamezia Terme Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- [email protected]
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–100
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €35–100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Rinella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Rinella to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- €85–110
Radio Taxi Lamezia - Felice
- Phone
- +39 345 125 5655
- Website
- radiotaxilamezia.com
Taxi Lamezia 17
- Phone
- +39 340 387 6404
- Website
- taxilamezia17.it
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