- Sleeper trains
- Stops
- Villa San Giovanni
Villa San Giovanni by sleeper train
Mainly a crossing point: the train is shunted onto the ferry to Sicily here.
Little reason to alight unless switching to a fast boat.
Reasons to get off here
- Watch the train being loaded onto the train ferry across the Strait of Messina
- The closest point on the mainland to Sicily, with a rail-ferry link dating back to 1905
- Villa San Giovanni Mare ferry terminal, about 50 m from the station
- Blujet foot-passenger fast boats to Messina: about 20 minutes
- Trains to Reggio Calabria
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily · ICN 1955 | Rome → Naples → (ferry) → Messina → Palermo | 02:50 | 03:40 | Daily |
| Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily · ICN 1954 | Palermo → Messina → (ferry) → Naples → Rome | 22:20 | 22:50 | Daily |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
Salerno
The easiest rail-and-ferry route to the Amalfi Coast: boats leave from a pier right by the station.
Stop-off guide →Next stop · Intercity Notte Rome–SicilyMessina Centrale
Sicily's first stop after the ferry, with the noon astronomical clock show and easy trains to Taormina.
Stop-off guide →Villa San Giovanni, answered
Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily.
Times in both directions are below.
ICN 1955 (Rome–Naples–(ferry)–Messina–Palermo): arrives 02:50, leaves 03:40; ICN 1954 (Palermo–Messina–(ferry)–Naples–Rome): arrives 22:20, leaves 22:50.
Times are local and can change for engineering works.
Mainly a crossing point: the train is shunted onto the ferry to Sicily here.
Little reason to alight unless switching to a fast boat.
We would allow: change trains only.
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.