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Syracuse (Ortigia) to Taormina by train or road

About 120 km. The private car is fastest at 1.8 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹960 per person.

Taormina to Syracuse (Ortigia)

Fastest

Private car

Private car with driver (NCC), per vehicle

1.8 h door to door

Cheapest

Train

Regional train via Catania

from ₹960 per person

Best value

Train

Regional train via Catania

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.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainRegional train via Catania2.2 h₹960–₹1,380per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
Private carPrivate car with driver (NCC), per vehicle1.8 h₹27,690–₹42,600per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗

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.

Option2 people4 people
Train · Regional train via Catania₹1,920–₹2,760₹3,840–₹5,520
Private car · Private car with driver (NCC), per vehicle₹27,690–₹42,600₹27,690–₹42,600

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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