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Rome to Taormina by train or flight
About 690 km. The flight is fastest at 5 h; the flight is cheapest, from ₹5,330 per person.
Fastest
Flight
ITA Airways / Ryanair to Catania + bus to Taormina
5 h door to door
Cheapest
Flight
ITA Airways / Ryanair to Catania + bus to Taormina
from ₹5,330 per person
Best value
Flight
ITA Airways / Ryanair to Catania + bus to Taormina
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | ITA Airways / Ryanair to Catania + bus to Taormina | 5 h | ₹5,330–₹24,500per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Train | Intercity Notte sleeper to Taormina-Giardini | 11.5 hovernight | ₹6,390–₹19,170per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Flight, ITA Airways / Ryanair to Catania + bus to Taormina: Etna eruptions sometimes close Catania airport for hours: keep the day after flexible.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · ITA Airways / Ryanair to Catania + bus to Taormina | ₹10,660–₹49,000 | ₹21,320–₹98,000 |
| Train · Intercity Notte sleeper to Taormina-Giardini | ₹12,780–₹38,340 | ₹25,560–₹76,680 |
Once you’re in Taormina
- Best time: April – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Rome and Taormina
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.