There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Taormina by ferry, plane, train, bus, 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.
Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TLL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
14h 30m€99–253Fly Helsinki Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HEL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
7h 57m€94–236Bus, train, night train via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralnatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- 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 6h€325–595Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Taorminabus
2d 7h€429–685Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Taorminacar
2d 5h€983–1,429Fly Helsinki Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HEL - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
14h 12m€115–395Fly Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane HEL - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
12h 33mBus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste C.le to Napolitrain
- Take the nighttrain from Napoli Centrale to Taormina-Giardininighttrain Ini
2d 11h€348–566Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Rivne Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rivne Central Bus Station to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain Re
3d 2h€219–313
Helsinki to Taormina by bus, foot, train, and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Taormina is to fly and train which costs €90 - €240 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Taormina is to fly and train which takes 7h 57m and costs €90 - €240.
The distance between Helsinki and Taormina is 2673 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Taormina without a car is to bus and train and night train via Warsaw which takes 2 days 6h and costs €320 - €600.
It takes approximately 14h 30m to get from Helsinki to Taormina, including transfers.
Taormina is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 10:19 AM in Helsinki and 9:19 AM in Taormina.
There are 3252+ hotels available in Taormina.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Taormina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Helsinki to Taormina. However, you can take the ferry to Tallinn, walk to Vanasadam, take the vehicle to Lennujaam, walk to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) 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 Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Taormina-Giardini via Kaunas, Bus Station, Kaunas, Warszawa Centralna, Wien Hbf, Tarvisio Boscoverde, Firenze Campo di Marte, and Firenze Campo Marte in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Palermo Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- 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 Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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 Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- 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
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- 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
- €80–140
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Napoli Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste C.le to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Italo Treno
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–310
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Taormina
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–300
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Rivne Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +38 (032) 221-68-58
- [email protected]
- Website
- AL-TRANS
Bus from Rivne Central Bus Station to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- [email protected]
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Viking Line
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