Hi,

Does anyone know if there is a bus line that runs from Rome to the port before Sicily? I know there are trains but wasn't sure if there were buses?

Thanks for your assistance

I don't know if there is a bus line, but I was taking an IC train a couple of weeks ago from Rome to Salerno. A woman was continuing on to Sicily. It was a nine hour train ride for her. I can't even imagine being on a bus. You may want to reconsider!

Hi Dori,

Thanks. I'll keep looking into the train option.

Italian trains are so good and so cheap that there are very few long-distance bus services, except on routes where the trains don't go. If you are travelling to Sicily, there are through trains which cross the Straits of Messina by ferry - you can get on a train in Roma and alight in Palermo, Siracusa, Agrigento or numerous other places in Sicily; on daytime trains, most people get off the train during the ferry crossing to get refreshments and stretch their legs, but on overnight trains, you sleep through the ferry crossing.

We got a very cheap fare from Rome to Catania round trip on Expedia via Meridiana Airways.
Hope this helps.... Lisa

Coaches Lirosi from Rome to Reggio Calabria (the port before Sicily)http://www.trioviaggi.com/lirosi.htm
Coaches SAIS from Rome to Sicily.
http://www.saistrasporti.it/esetarif_int.htm
Have a nice trip!