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Compare bus, train, and ferry for Palermo to Taormina
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Palermo to Taormina among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €12. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 1m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €12, and a train costs an average of €18.
Distance: 172 km
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Most popular Train | Bus |
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€19 Average price | €16 Average price Cheapest |
4h 31m Average total duration Fastest 4h 1m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 32m Average total duration 4h 2m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Palermo to Taormina
How to get from Palermo to Taormina by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Palermo to Taormina is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- Regionale Veloce 5508 · Regionale 129789:31 AM4h19Palermo Centrale1:50 PMTaormina-Giardini€221One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- Regionale Veloce 5354 · Regionale 129698:27 AM4h42Palermo Centrale1:09 PMTaormina-Giardini€211One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- Regionale Veloce 5512 · Regionale 53723:31 PM3h47Palermo Centrale7:18 PMTaormina-Giardini€221One-way1 transfer
Other options
- Regionale Veloce 5506 · Regionale 129707:31 AM4h14Palermo Centrale11:45 AMTaormina-Giardini€221One-way1 transfer
- Regionale Veloce 5354 · Regionale 53958:27 AM5h37Palermo Centrale2:04 PMTaormina-Giardini€211One-way1 transfer
- Regionale 5352 · Regionale 129676:18 AM5h01Palermo Centrale11:19 AMTaormina-Giardini€211One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Palermo to Taormina:
A bus is €6 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Palermo to Taormina costing on average €18.
Other travel options to Taormina take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 9m.
- Around 11 trains per day.
- Around 4 buses per day.
- Around 1 ferries per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Palermo and Taormina as scheduled services by bus, train, and ferry can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Palermo Centrale and arrive in Taormina-Giardini.
- Ferries mostly depart from Port of Palermo and arrive in Port of Milazzo.
- Travel with Liberty Lines to go to Taormina by ferry.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus, AMAT Palermo S.p.A. to go to Taormina by bus.
- Travel with Regionale, Intercity, Intercity Notte to go to Taormina by train.
- 1 direct ferries per day with Liberty Lines.
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus.
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