There are 8 ways to get from Taormina to Apulia by bus, train, ferry, car, car ferry, 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.
Bus via Taranto
best- Take the bus from Giardini-Naxos to Taranto via Porto Mercantilebus
- Take the bus from Taranto Porto Mercantile to Bari Viale Unità d'Italiabus 110 inbound
9h 29m€42–54Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Giardini Naxos Bus Station to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzibus Itabus
10h 25m€30–52Train, ferry (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amanteatrain Re
- Take the train from Amantea to Bari Centraletrain Ic
9h 31mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Taormina to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Baricar
6h 6m€91–145Train, fly to Brindisi Airport
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane CTA - BDS
6h 28m€78–161Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the carferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centraletrain Ic
11h 15m€67–228Train, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CTA - BRI
4h 57m€48–146Train, fly to Naples Airport
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CTA - NAP
- Take the train from Caserta to Foggiatrain
8h 1m€50–224
Taormina to Apulia by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Taormina to Apulia is to bus which costs €29 - €55 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Taormina to Apulia is to train and fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €45 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Taormina to Apulia. However, there are services departing from Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello and arriving at Bari Viale Unità d'Italia via Giardini-Naxos and Taranto Porto Mercantile. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 29m.
The distance between Taormina and Apulia is 561 km.
The best way to get from Taormina to Apulia without a car is to bus via Taranto which takes 9h 29m and costs €40 - €55.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Taormina to Apulia, including transfers.
Taormina to Apulia bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Giardini-Naxos station.
Taormina to Apulia bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Taranto via Porto Mercantile station.
There are 4445+ hotels available in Apulia.
What companies run services between Taormina, Italy and Apulia, Italy?
You can take a bus from Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello to Bari Viale Unità d'Italia via San Giovanni, Giardini Naxos, Giardini-Naxos, Taranto via Porto Mercantile, and Taranto Porto Mercantile in around 9h 29m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €20–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Amantea to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Caserta to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Caserta to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Giardini-Naxos to Taranto via Porto Mercantile
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fssudest.it
Bus from Taranto Porto Mercantile to Bari Viale Unità d'Italia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Schedules at
- fssudest.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Giardini Naxos Bus Station to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- [email protected]
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–100
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €35–100
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