How to get to Cefalù

How long it takes to get to Cefalù by car. All drive times are relative to Cefalù and represent the total time the drive takes. (Map courtesy of Google Maps)

Arriving in Cefalù by train, car, plane, and bus

Cefalù is about halfway along the north coast of Sicily on the main A20 highway.

If you are not driving, the best way to get there is by train.

• Cefalù is 160km (99 miles) west of Messina
• Cefalù is 71km (44 miles) east of Palermo
• Cefalù is 145km (TK miles) north of Agrigento
• Cefalù is 108km (TK miles) north of Enna
• Cefalù is 207km (TK miles) west of Taormina
• Cefalù is 180km (TK miles) northwest of Catania

» Jump down to Cefalù city layout and transport hubs (train station and bus depot). The closest airport is in Palermo, 71km (44 miles) to the west.

 

• How to get to Cefalù by car:
  
  The A20 highway from Messina is incomplete for a 46km (28-mile) stretch from S. Agata to the Castelbuono exit near coastal Sant'Ambrogio, so you'll have to drop to the parallel old coastal SS113. (Expect traffic.) Coming from the other direction (Palermo), though, the A20 is complete.
  
  
  • How to get to Cefalù by train: There are 8 trains daily from Rome (10.5–12 hr); and 10–12 trains daily from Messina(2.5–4 hr). There are at least hourly trains from Palermo(45–75 min).

 

Cefalù city layout

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Cefalù train station

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Cefalù bus depot

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