There are 11 ways to get from Parma to Taormina by train, plane, 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.
Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly, train
best- Take the train from Parma to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
5h 38m€34–210Train, ferry
- Take the train from Parma to Bologna Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola 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
12h 4mBus
- Take the bus from Parma to Taorminabus
18h 11m€161–232Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Parma to Taormina-Giardininighttrain Ini
16h 2m€100–210Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Parma to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
6h 15m€76–264Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the train from Parma to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FLR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
6h 28m€56–239Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Parma to Milano Centraletrain
- 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
6h 34m€60–275Train, train to Pisa International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Parma to Vezzano Liguretrain
- Take the train from Vezzano Ligure to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
8h 2m€68–237Train, train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly
- Take the train from Parma to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna 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
7h 2m€56–282Bus via Catania
- Take the bus from Parma Bus Station to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Catania via Archimede to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandellobus
19h 27m€86–185Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Parma to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Taorminacar
11h 21m€199–297
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Parma to Taormina is to train and fly which costs €30 - €210 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Parma to Taormina is to train and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs €30 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Parma to Taormina. However, there are services departing from Parma - Viale Toschi and arriving at Taormina via Parma. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 11m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Parma and arriving at Taormina-Giardini. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 2m.
The distance between Parma and Taormina is 994 km.
The best way to get from Parma to Taormina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Parma to Taormina, including transfers.
Parma to Taormina bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Parma station.
Parma to Taormina train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Parma station.
Parma to Taormina bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Taormina station.
What companies run services between Parma, Italy and Taormina, Italy?
Onebus operates a bus from Parma to Taormina once a week. Tickets cost €160–230 and the journey takes 16h 26m. Alternatively, Trenitalia Intercity Night operates a vehicle from Parma to Taormina-Giardini 4 times a day. Tickets cost €100–210 and the journey takes 16h 2m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–130
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–170
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–430
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–85
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €18–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Parma to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Parma to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Parma to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Parma to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Parma to Vezzano Ligure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Vezzano Ligure to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Parma to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Parma to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Parma to Taormina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- 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
- €5–25
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Parma Bus Station to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- 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
- €3–9
- 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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