Parma to Cagliari

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Parma to Cagliari. From €28.78, fastest 4h 24m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Parma to Cagliari costs €28.78 at the cheapest and takes 4h 24m door to door at the fastest, across 3 modes and 3 operators. The route covers 632 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
632 km
Fastest
4h 24m
Average
6h 42m
Services per day
12
Cheapest
€28.78
CO2 per passenger
53.8 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 26m1h 16m3h 10m€74.48158.9 kg3
Train5h 24m4h 40m44m€85.0420.7 kg6
Coach9h 50m9h 6m44m€33.7316.9 kg3
  • 4h 26mFastest, by Flight
  • €33.73Cheapest, by Coach
  • 16.9 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 632 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€28.78
  1. BlaBlaCar BB451606:149h 20m15:34Parma, Terminal BusCagliari Piazza Matteotti

Door to door 10h 4mCO2 16.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€66.22
  1. Ryanair R948606:421h 16m07:58Parma PMFCagliari CAG

Door to door 4h 26mCO2 158.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
TRENITALIA4 changesEC 15210:2706:3620h 18m
TRENITALIA5 changesEC 15210:2717:357h 8m
FlixBus-eu5 changesFlixBus N41017:3506:3613h 14m
TRENITALIA2 changesFR 930305:0514:519h 55m
TRENITALIA3 changesFR 930305:0514:089h 12m
TRENITALIA4 changesFR 930305:0514:159h 10m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Parma to Cagliari
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Parma to CagliariFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Coach€60.68€71.13€49.13€54.63€40.88€54.63€45.28€44.18€40.88€42.53€33.73€33.73€39.78€37.03
Flight€124.63€125.81€99.85€84.51€84.51€101.62€92.18€112.24€89.23€80.38€75.07€74.48€85.69€82.15
Train€181.29€179.64€129.59€105.39€112.54€136.74€116.39€104.84€103.19€99.34€85.04€93.84€98.24€104.84

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €28.78

The flight gets you into Cagliari. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

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Booking window

When to book Parma to Cagliari

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €33.1890 days
  2. €23.8360 days
  3. €28.2345 days
  4. €32.0830 days
  5. €35.3821 days
  6. €37.0314 days
  7. €45.287 days
  8. €49.133 days
  9. €60.681 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €23.83.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 155 percent. The most expensive point is €60.68, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€60.68€23.831371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €43.63Sun
  2. €33.73Mon
  3. €33.73Tue
  4. €39.78Wed
  5. €37.03Thu
  6. €45.28Fri
  7. €40.88Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €40.88Sep
  2. €29.88Oct
  3. €30.98Nov
  4. €27.68Dec
  5. €27.13Jan
  6. €24.38Feb

The route

ParmaParmaCagliariCagliari
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 632 km against 627 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Alghero, Prato, Livorno, Modena. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Parma at 06:42 and the last at 14:28, across 3 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Parma

Rail
  • Parma railway station
  • Noceto railway station
  • Colorno railway station
Bus
  • Parma, Terminal Bus
  • Linea 23
Air
  • PMF

Cagliari

Rail
  • Cagliari
  • Cagliari railway station
  • Cagliari Elmas railway station
Bus
  • Cagliari Piazza Matteotti
  • Autostazione ARST
Air
  • CAG
Ferry
  • Cagliari Stazione Marittima

CAG is not in Cagliari, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from CAG into Cagliari

Settled in advance, so the ride into Cagliari costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
BlaBlaCar€28.788h 56m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
Ryanair€65.044h 24m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Trenitalia€65.245h140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • BlaBlaCar
  • Ryanair
  • Trenitalia
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€23.0080%
Taxes€2.308%
Supplier fees€1.495%
Our service fee€1.997%
Total you pay€28.78100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Cagliari?

Most of the points near Cagliari open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Parma to Cagliari

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Parma to Cagliari?

The fastest journey from Parma to Cagliari takes 4h 24m door to door, of which 1h 16m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 42m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Parma to Cagliari?

The cheapest fare from Parma to Cagliari is €28.78, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €83.33. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Parma to Cagliari?

The cheapest way from Parma to Cagliari is by Coach, at €33.73 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 9h 50m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Parma to Cagliari?

The fastest way from Parma to Cagliari is by Flight, at 4h 26m door to door. Only 1h 16m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €74.48.

When should I book Parma to Cagliari?

Fares from Parma to Cagliari bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €23.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 155 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Parma to Cagliari?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Parma to Cagliari, at €33.73. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Parma to Cagliari?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Parma to Cagliari, at €24.38 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Parma to Cagliari?

3 operators sell services from Parma to Cagliari across 3 modes: BlaBlaCar, Ryanair, Trenitalia. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Parma to Cagliari?

67 percent of the services we sell from Parma to Cagliari are direct. The rest connect at Alghero, Prato, Livorno, Modena, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Parma to Cagliari produce?

Traveling from Parma to Cagliari by Coach produces about 16.9 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 158.9 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Parma to Cagliari use?

Services from Parma to Cagliari by Flight leave from Parma PMF and arrive at Cagliari CAG. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Parma to Cagliari?

2 of the 3 operators we sell from Parma to Cagliari allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Parma to Cagliari on September 10, 2026: 632 km of route against 627 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €28.78, and 4h 24m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Cagliari and elsewhere in Italy. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Cagliari before you go?

Day trips that leave Cagliari in the morning and cover a good part of Italy by evening.

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