There are 6 ways to get from Palermo to Castro by plane, train, bus, ferry, 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, train, bus
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane PMO - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Leccetrain
- Take the bus from Lecce to Castrobus
6h 45m€57–145Train, ferry, bus
- 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 Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola to Sibaritrain Fr
- Take the train from Sibari to Leccetrain Ic
- Take the bus from Lecce to Castrobus 111
13h 26mBus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Leccebus N595
- Take the bus from Lecce to Castrobus 111
14h 12m€71–117Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Castrocar
9h 26m€131–208Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5354 / ...
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Maglie Megapark Via Otrantobus
14h 43m€61–105Bus via Tarsia
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Tarsia A3bus
- Take the bus from Tarsia A3 to Leccebus
- Take the bus from Lecce - Via V Carluccio to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italiabus
21h 29m
Palermo to Castro by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Castro is to train and bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Castro is to fly and train and bus which takes 6h 45m and costs €55 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Castro. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Castro via City Terminal and Lecce. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 12m.
The distance between Palermo and Castro is 630 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Castro without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 13h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Palermo to Castro, including transfers.
Palermo to Castro bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Castro bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lecce station.
There are 4103+ hotels available in Castro.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Castro, Apulia, Italy?
You can take a bus from Palermo to Castro via Lecce, City Terminal, Gallipoli-Museo, and Lecce in around 14h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Sibari to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 0832-228441
- [email protected]
- Website
- stplecce.it
Bus from Lecce to Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
Bus from Lecce to Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
Bus from Lecce to Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
Bus from Lecce - Via V Carluccio to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Maglie Megapark Via Otranto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Tarsia A3
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +390981 500331
- [email protected]
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Tarsia A3 to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- saj.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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