There are 10 ways to get from Alba to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 16m€40–205Train, ferry
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain Re
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
13h 27mBus
- Take the bus from Alba - Autostazione to Fiat Mirafioribus 47
- Take the bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
24h 55m€87–155Night train, ferry
- Take the nighttrain from Asti to Villa S.Giovanninighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
18h 48mTrain to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane TRN - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
6h 32mTrain to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GOA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 57m€72–202Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TRN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 17m€49–246Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 11m€83–242Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano P.Garibalditrain
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 17m€56–248Drive, ferry
- Drive from Alba to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
13h 3m€209–302
Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alba to Messina is to train and fly which costs €40 - €210 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Alba to Messina is to train and fly which takes 7h 16m and costs €40 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Alba to Messina station. However, there are services departing from Alba - Autostazione and arriving at Messina Main Train Station via Turin Stura Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 55m.
The distance between Alba and Messina is 1244 km.
The best way to get from Alba to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Alba to Messina, including transfers.
Alba to Messina bus services, operated by AUTOLINEE GIACHINO S.r.l., depart from Alba - Autostazione station.
Alba to Messina bus services, operated by AUTOLINEE GIACHINO S.r.l., arrive at Fiat Mirafiori station.
There are 1170+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Alba, Piemonte, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Alba - Autostazione to Messina Main Train Station via Fiat Mirafiori, Fermata 1370 - PARK CAIO MARIO, Fermata 3233 - STAZIONE STURA, and Turin Stura Bus Station in around 24h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–360
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–190
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €27–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–75
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €11–85
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €11–85
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €14–150
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Alba to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Alba to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Alba to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Asti to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 0141 937510
- info@autolineegiachino.it
- Website
- autolineegiachino.it
Bus from Alba - Autostazione to Fiat Mirafiori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- moeves.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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