# Lamezia Terme: Calabria's airport, and the bus

> Lamezia Terme handled 3,049,594 passengers in 2025, up 12.4%. Twelve weekday buses link it to Catanzaro in 35 to 40 minutes. Reggio is far smaller.

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Last updated: 2026-09-11

Lamezia Terme (SUF) is Calabria's main airport, with 3,049,594 passengers in 2025, 12.4% more than in 2024, and a Ferrovie della Calabria bus links it to Catanzaro in 35 to 40 minutes.

## SUF, in figures

Lamezia Terme (IATA SUF, ICAO LICA) handled 3,049,594 passengers in 2025, up 12.4% on 2024, 20th in Italy and the largest airport in Calabria. SACAL runs it.

It is the reference airport for both Catanzaro and Lamezia Terme, and the one the regional bus network is built around.

## Twelve weekday buses to Catanzaro

Ferrovie della Calabria runs 12 weekday departures from Catanzaro's bus station to the airport, the first at 5:50 am and the last at 7:30 pm (2026). Back from the airport, the first bus leaves at 6:50 am and the last at 8:38 pm, printed as 20:38.

Direct runs take 35 to 40 minutes. Runs that call at Germaneto, for the regional government offices and the university, take longer.

The timetable carries period notes that matter more than the times: service is mainly Monday to Saturday with few Sunday runs, and many departures are marked school days only or not in August. The official PDF prints no fare, and we have found none on another primary source.

## Reggio Calabria, the smaller airport

Reggio Calabria's airport handled 567,898 passengers from January to July 2026, 0.5% fewer than a year earlier, with 95,850 in July alone. Lamezia passed 1,961,184 in the same seven months.

Reggio's full 2025 total is not verified, so the comparison stays on those seven months. For crossing to Sicily from Reggio or Villa San Giovanni, see [ferries to Sicily](/plan/ferries-to-sicily).

## The travelers who come in winter

In 2025, 442,000 American travelers came to Italy to visit family and friends, 7.2% of US visitors, staying 11.9 nights against 8.7 for vacationers. They went to Calabria 25 times more often than American vacationers did, and they traveled in December and January.

If that is your trip, the winter timetable is the one to read: check the school-day markings against the Christmas break, and the few Sunday departures, before you fix a landing time. The rest of the region is on the [Calabria page](/regions/calabria), and the trip itself on [roots travel in Calabria](/roots/in-calabria).

## Onward from Catanzaro

The Catanzaro side of the transfer, with the rack railway and the Lido line, is on [getting to Catanzaro](/towns/catanzaro/getting-there). Prices in euros wherever a fare is published.

## FAQ

### Which airport is best for Calabria?

Lamezia Terme, code SUF, is the region's main airport, with 3,049,594 passengers in 2025, up 12.4% on 2024. Reggio Calabria is much smaller: 567,898 passengers from January to July 2026, against 1,961,184 at Lamezia over the same months.

### How do I get from Lamezia airport to Catanzaro?

By Ferrovie della Calabria bus. There are 12 weekday departures from Catanzaro towards the airport, from 5:50 am to 7:30 pm, and returns from the airport between 6:50 am and 8:38 pm. Direct runs take 35 to 40 minutes; some operate on school days only (2026).

### Is there a bus from Lamezia airport on Sunday?

Only a few. The Ferrovie della Calabria service to Catanzaro runs mainly Monday to Saturday, and several weekday runs are marked for school days only or suspended in August. Read the period notes in the official timetable before you plan a Sunday arrival around it.

### How much is the bus from Lamezia airport to Catanzaro?

The fare is not printed on the official timetable, and we have not verified it anywhere else, so no price is given here. The timetable itself is verified: 12 weekday departures towards the airport, 35 to 40 minutes on the direct runs (2026).

### When do Americans visiting family in Calabria usually travel?

In December and January. In 2025, 442,000 US travelers came to Italy mainly to see family and friends, staying 11.9 nights against 8.7 for vacationers, and they went to Calabria 25 times more than US vacationers did.

## Sources

| Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'aeroporto di Lamezia Terme (codice IATA SUF), principale scalo della Calabria, ha registrato 3.049.594 passeggeri nel 2025 (+12,4% sul 2024). | [Assaeroporti](https://data-upload.assaeroporti.com/download-export/2025/12); [ENAC](https://www.enac.gov.it/app/uploads/2024/04/Dati-_di_traffico_2021_220914.pdf) | medium | 2027-06-30 |
| L'aeroporto di riferimento di Catanzaro e Lamezia Terme, collegato dall'autostazione di Catanzaro con gli autobus di Ferrovie della Calabria in circa 35-40 minuti: nei giorni feriali ci sono dodici partenze verso l'aeroporto, dalle 5:50 alle 19:30, e il ritorno va dalle 6:50 alle 20:38, con fermate anche alla Cittadella Regionale e all'Universita di Germaneto. | [Ferrovie della Calabria S.r.l.](https://web.ferroviedellacalabria.it/file/orari/sacal-catanzaro.pdf); [doc 2](https://web.ferroviedellacalabria.it/orari-dei-trasporti/) | medium | 2027-06-30 |
| L'aeroporto dello Stretto di Reggio Calabria ha registrato 567.898 passeggeri nei primi sette mesi del 2026 (-0,5% sullo stesso periodo 2025), di cui 95.850 nel solo mese di luglio 2026; e molto piu piccolo dell'altro scalo calabrese, Lamezia Terme, che nello stesso periodo ha superato 1,96 milioni di passeggeri. | [Assaeroporti - Associazione italiana gestori aeroporti](https://assaeroporti.com/statistiche/) | medium | 2027-03-31 |
| Nel 2025, 442.000 viaggiatori statunitensi sono venuti per parenti e amici (7,2%) fermandosi 11,9 notti contro 8,7; vanno in Calabria 25 volte e in Abruzzo 20 volte piu' del turista in vacanza, e arrivano a dicembre e gennaio. | [Banca d'Italia, Indagine sul turismo internazionale](https://www.bancaditalia.it/statistiche/tematiche/rapporti-estero/turismo-internazionale/) | medium | 2027-07-31 |

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