There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Taormina by plane, train, ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sydney International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SYD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
27h 37m€569–1,026Fly Sydney International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane SYD - CIY
- Take the bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimedebus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
32h 37m€537–1,481Fly Sydney International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane SYD - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
32h 23mFly Sydney International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SYD - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
35h 37m€545–1,175Fly Sydney International Airport to Naples Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane SYD - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
33h 19mDrive to Orange Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Drive from Sydney to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OAG - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
32h 37m€585–1,652
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Taormina is to fly and train which costs €550 - €1100 and takes 27h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Taormina is to fly and train which takes 27h 37m and costs €550 - €1100.
The distance between Sydney and Taormina is 16131 km.
It takes approximately 27h 37m to get from Sydney to Taormina, including transfers.
Taormina is 10h behind Sydney. It is currently 9:04 AM in Sydney and 11:04 PM in Taormina.
There are 3224+ hotels available in Taormina.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Taormina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Taormina. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 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 the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Ravagnese - Aeroporto, take the line 118 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi, walk to Reggio Calabria C.Le, take the train to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, take the ferry to Messina Marittima, walk to Messina Centrale, then take the train to Taormina-Giardini.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €750–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Naples Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Orange Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sydney International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €750–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Palermo Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Palermo Airport via Delhi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Palermo Airport via Colombo, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Naples Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Palermo Airport via Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
Flights from Orange Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Palermo Airport via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Palermo Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Naples Airport via Doha, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Orange Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sydney International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Orange Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- 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 Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- 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 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
- 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
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–13
- 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
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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