There are 5 ways to get from Taormina to Cilento by train, ferry, bus, taxi, night train, 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.
Train, ferry
best- 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 Vallo Lucania-Casteltrain Fr
6h 13mNight train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Taormina-Giardini to Vallo Lucania-Castelnighttrain Ini
10h 3m€36–74Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello to Catania via Archimedebus
- Take the bus from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station to Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19bus
- Take the taxi from Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19 to Cilentotaxi
9h 50m€142–243Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Taormina to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Cilentocar
5h 57m€76–125Train, fly
- 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 Napoli Centrale to Omignano-Salentotrain
6h 24m€96–261
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Naples Airport (NAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taormina to Cilento is to night train which costs €35 - €75 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Taormina to Cilento is to drive and car ferry which takes 5h 57m and costs €75 - €130.
No, there is no direct train from Taormina to Cilento. However, there are services departing from Taormina-Giardini and arriving at Vallo Lucania-Castel via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 3m.
The distance between Taormina and Cilento is 384 km.
The best way to get from Taormina to Cilento without a car is to train and ferry which takes 6h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Taormina to Cilento, including transfers.
Taormina to Cilento train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Taormina-Giardini station.
Taormina to Cilento train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, arrive at Vallo Lucania-Castel station.
There are 1652+ hotels available in Cilento.
What companies run services between Taormina, Italy and Cilento, Italy?
Trenitalia Intercity Night operates a vehicle from Taormina-Giardini to Vallo Lucania-Castel 3 times a day. Tickets cost €30–70 and the journey takes 7h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Omignano-Salento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello to Catania via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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