There are 5 ways to get from Nicotera to Palermo by train, ferry, car ferry, bus, car, 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 Nicotera 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
5h 27mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rosarno to Villa San Giovannibus 301195
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Palermobus N592 / ...
8h 22m€18–52Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Nicotera to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
5h 46m€19–87Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nicotera to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
3h 49m€64–105Train, fly
- Take the train from Nicotera to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane REG - PMO
7h 53m€87–214
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nicotera to Palermo is to train and car ferry and bus which costs €18 - €90 and takes 5h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Nicotera to Palermo is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 49m and costs €60 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Nicotera to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Rosarno and arriving at Palermo via Villa San Giovanni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 22m.
The distance between Nicotera and Palermo is 283 km.
The best way to get from Nicotera to Palermo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 5h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Nicotera to Palermo, including transfers.
Nicotera to Palermo bus services, operated by Autolinee Federico, depart from Rosarno station.
Nicotera to Palermo bus services, operated by Autolinee Federico, arrive at Villa San Giovanni station.
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There are 6394+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Nicotera, Italy and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a train from Nicotera to Palermo via Rosarno, Rosarno, Villa San Giovanni, and Villa San Giovanni in around 8h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Nicotera to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Nicotera to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Nicotera to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Nicotera to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Nicotera to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Nicotera to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0965644747
- [email protected]
- Website
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Rosarno to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.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
- +39.090.57.37
- [email protected]
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
- 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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