There are 10 ways to get from Milan to Taormina by plane, train, ferry, 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.
Fly from Milan Linate Airport, train
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
4h 55m€53–173Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
5h 27m€25–186Train, ferry
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain Re
11h 9mBus
- Take the bus from Milano - Famagosta to Taorminabus
17h 20m€170–240Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Milano Centrale to Taormina-Giardininighttrain Ini
17h 53m€110–190Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BGY - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
5h 39m€56–274Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
6h 27m€44–211Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VRN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
6h 26m€53–252Bus via Catania
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Cataniabus N528
- Take the bus from Catania via Archimede to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandellobus
21h 32m€124–187Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Milan to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Taorminacar
12h 21m€226–335
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Taormina is to train and fly which costs €25 - €190 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Taormina is to fly and train which takes 4h 55m and costs €50 - €180.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Milano - Famagosta and arriving at Taormina. Services depart once a week. The journey takes approximately 17h 20m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Taormina-Giardini. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 53m.
The distance between Milan and Taormina is 1069 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Taormina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Milan to Taormina, including transfers.
Milan to Taormina bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Milano - Famagosta station.
Milan to Taormina train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Milano Centrale station.
Milan to Taormina bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Taormina station.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Taormina, Italy?
Onebus operates a bus from Milano - Famagosta to Taormina once a week. Tickets cost €170–240 and the journey takes 17h 20m. Alternatively, Trenitalia Intercity Night operates a vehicle from Milano Centrale to Taormina-Giardini once daily. Tickets cost €110–190 and the journey takes 17h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €13–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–290
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €19–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €13–210
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–80
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–180
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Milano Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Milano - Famagosta to Taormina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–240
- Website
- Onebus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Catania via Archimede to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
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