How to get to Agrigento

Travel times to get to Agrigento
How long it takes to get to Agrigento by car. All drive times are relative to Agrigento and represent the total time it would take along that route. (So from Siracusa via Catania is 3 hr.; via Ragusa it's closer to 4 hr.) (Map courtesy of Google Maps)

Arriving in Agrigento by train, bus, or car

Agrigento is on the southern coast of Sicily, roughly in the middle, just off Sicily's southern coastal route, the SS115, which—if you are driving the classic ring around Sicily—you can follow from Castelvetrano near Selinute or from Siracusa.

If you are not driving, the best way to get there is by bus. (Unless you're coming from Palermo, in which case the train is faster.)

» Jump down to Agrigento city layout and transport hubs (train stations and bus depot). The closest airport is in Palermo, 127km (79 miles) to the north.

From Palermo to Agrigento  2 hr.

How to get to Agrigento from Palermo

  • By car: Agrigento is 127km (79 miles) south of Palermo. From Palermo, take the A19 east to the suburb of Vilabate just beyond downtown and the exit for the SS121. Follow the SS121 south, switching to the SS189 about halfway across Sicily at Manganaro (a little ways past Vicari). Follow the SS189 all the way to Agrigento. 2 hr.
  • By train: There are 9 trains daily (4 on Sunday) from Palermo to Agrigento. 2 hr.
  • By bus: There are two bus companies plying the Palermo-Agrigento route (plus another connecting Agrigento to the Palermo airport). Cuffaro (www.cuffaro.info) runs 9 weekday buses (6 on Saturdays, 3 on Sundays) from Via Paolo Balsalmo (just east of the train station) in Palermo to Agrigento. Fratelli Camilleri Argento & Lattuca (www.camilleriargentoelattuca.it) run 5 buses daily (2 on Sunday) from Via R. Gregorio 38 (also just east of the station) in Palermo to Agrigento. SAL (www.autolineesal.it) runs 4 buses daily (3 on weekends) from the Palermo airport to Agrigento. 2 hr.
From the Palermo Airport to Agrigento  2.5 hr.

How to get to Agrigento from the Palermo airport

  • By bus: Autolinee SAL (tel. +39-0922-401-360, www.autolineesal.it) runs three times daily, Mon–Sat (from the Palermo airport: 10:15am, 1:15pm, 7:30pm; from Agrigento: 6:50am, 9:50am, 2:50pm).

    At the airport, buy tickets (€12.10) on the bus (exit the arrivals hall, turn right, and walk until you see the SAL sign). In Agrigento, buy tickets at the bus depot on Piazza Fratelli Rosselli. 2.5 hr.
From Catania to Agrigento  2–3 hr.

How to get to Agrigento from Catania

  • By car: Agrigento is 169km (105 miles) west of Catania. Follow the A19 from Catania toward Palermo and exit at Caltanisetta for the SS640 to Agrigento. 2 hr.
  • By train: There are 5–8 trains daily from Catania to Agrigento, either direct or with a transfer at Caltanissetta Xirbi. 4–5 hr.
  • By bus: SAIS (www.saistrasporti.it) has 15 runs (9 Sunday) from Catania to Agrigento. 2–3 hr.
From the Catania Airport to Agrigento  2–3 hr.

How to get to Agrigento from the Catania airport

From Selinute to Agrigento  1.5–2 hr.

How to get to Agrigento from Selinute

  • By car: Agrigento is 90km (54 miles) southeast of Selinute. Follow the SS115 from Castelvetrano, near Selinute, to Agrigento. 1.5 hr.
  • By bus: Lumia lines (www.autolineelumia.it) runs runs 3 buses Monday to Saturday (1 late on Sunday evenings) from Trapani (3–3.5 hr. total) that stop in Castelvetrano, which is the Selinute stop. You have to take a local bus (tickets on board) to get from the traffic circle near the ruins up to Via Marinella/SS115 in the town of Castelvetrano itself. Most Agrigento-bound buses leave from in front of the Escobar at Via Errante, but the 2:10pm bus leaves from Bar Selinus a block and a half farther up the road. Just tell the driver on the bus from the ruins you want "bus per Agrigento" and he'll let you of at the correct cafe (in which you can buy tickets for the long-haul coach to Agrigento). ~2 hr.
From Siracusa to Agrigento  3–5 hr.

How to get to Agrigento from Siracusa

  • By car: Agrigento is 256km (154 miles) west of Siracusa. For the scenic route, rollow the semi-coastal SS115 west from Siracusa to Agrigento. 4 hr. For a faster trip, take the A18 autostrada north from Siracusa to Catania, then switch to the A19 west toward Palermo and exit at Caltanisetta for the SS640 to Agrigento. 3 hr.
  • By train: There are 4 trains daily from Siracusa to Agrigento, all involving at least one train change, usually in Catania or Bicocca. 5–6 hr.
  • By bus: Take a bus to Catania (described here), then switch another SAIS bus to Agrigento (www.saistrasporti.it). No guarantee the arrival and departure times will match up well, though; the following figures just take total travel time into acount. 3.5–5 hr.
From Ragusa to Agrigento  2–5 hr.

How to get to Agrigento from Ragusa

  • By car: Agrigento is 133km (83 miles) west of Ragusa. From Ragusa, follow the SS115 along the coast west to Agrigento. 2 hr.
  • By train: Tricky. There are two trains daily from Ragusa to Agrigento, but the one leaving Ragusa at 12:19pm requires two train changes (at Gela and at Canicattì); the one leaving at 2:18pm requires a change just at Canicattì. 5–6 hr.

Agrigento city layout

The current city of Agrigento perches atop a hill overlooking the Valley of Temples (site of the ancient city—and, hence, all the major sights) to the Mediterranean Sea beyond.

The main temples are about 3.3km (2 miles) down from the train station, which is just south of and below the tree-shaded main square, Piazzale A. Moro. (The bus station is just north of and above that main square.)

How to get from downtown Agrigento to the Temples: City buses 1, 1/, 2, 2/, 3, and 3/ all run from the center of Agrigento down to the Valle dei Templi. A taxi will run about €15. Otherwise, it's a dull half-hour walk with little to no shade from the brutal Siclian sun. » more

[Incidentally, the vista of the temple ridge with the sea beyond, once one of Italy's most breathtaking sights from the city, has been despoiled in recent decades by some 600 concrete condominium monstrosities creeping up from the side, erected entirely illegally under the aegis of the mafia. In fact, this is a good palapable example of the Cosa Nostra's continuing stranglehold over Sicily; these affronts to aesthetics and the law remain despite their flagrant violation of zoning codes in a land so corrupt that no official has the guts to bulldoze the things.]

Agrigento train station

The Agrigento centrale train station (tel. +39-0922-26-669) is on Piazza Marconi, just down the steps from Agrigento's central Piazzale A. Moro.

» Do not get off at the suburban train station, Agrigento Bassa.

Agrigento bus depot

Agrigento's main bus station is on Piazzale Fratelli Rosselli, just above Piazzale A. Moro and Piazza V. Emanuele.

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AGRIGENTO TRAIN INFO:
Piazza Marconi
tel. +39-0922-26-669
www.trenitalia.com
www.raileurope.com

AGRIGENTO BUS INFO:
Bus depot: Nuova Omniabus
Piazzale Fratelli Rosselli
tel. +39-0922-29-136

Five bus lines service Agrigento:

Lumia
tel. +39-0922-20-414 in Agrigento; 335-153-6613 in Selinute
www.autolineelumia.it
» Castelvetrano/Selinute, Trapani

SAL
tel. +39-0922-401-360 in Agrigento
www.autolineesal.it
» Palermo airport

Cuffaro
tel. +39-091-616-1510 in Palermo
www.cuffaro.info
» Palermo

Camilleri Argento & Lattuca
tel. +39-29-136 in Agrigento, +39-091-617-1861 in Palermo
www.camilleriargentoelattuca.it
» Palermo

SAIS
tel. +39-0922-29-324 in Agrigento; +39-095-536-201 in Catania
www.saistrasporti.it
» Catania

AGRIGENTO TOURIST INFO:
Via C. Battisti 15 (first left off Via Atenea, just behind Piazzale A. Moro), Agrigento
tel. +39-0922-20-454)

Another information office:
Via Empedocle 73
tel. +39-0922-20-391

Valley of the Temples info:
www.parcovalledeitempli.it

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AGRIGENTO TRAIN INFO:
Piazza Marconi
tel. +39-0922-26-669
www.trenitalia.com
www.raileurope.com

AGRIGENTO BUS INFO:
Bus depot: Nuova Omniabus
Piazzale Fratelli Rosselli
tel. +39-0922-29-136

Five bus lines service Agrigento:

Lumia
tel. +39-0922-20-414 in Agrigento; 335-153-6613 in Selinute
www.autolineelumia.it
» Castelvetrano/Selinute, Trapani

SAL
tel. +39-0922-401-360 in Agrigento
www.autolineesal.it
» Palermo airport

Cuffaro
tel. +39-091-616-1510 in Palermo
www.cuffaro.info
» Palermo

Camilleri Argento & Lattuca
tel. +39-29-136 in Agrigento, +39-091-617-1861 in Palermo
www.camilleriargentoelattuca.it
» Palermo

SAIS
tel. +39-0922-29-324 in Agrigento; +39-095-536-201 in Catania
www.saistrasporti.it
» Catania

AGRIGENTO TOURIST INFO:
Via C. Battisti 15 (first left off Via Atenea, just behind Piazzale A. Moro), Agrigento
tel. +39-0922-20-454)

Another information office:
Via Empedocle 73
tel. +39-0922-20-391

Valley of the Temples info:
www.parcovalledeitempli.it


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