There are 8 ways to get from Alba to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, car ferry, 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 Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- 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 Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
6h 55m€67–198Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- 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 38m€50–191Train, 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 / ...
14h 3mBus
- Take the bus from Alba - Autostazione to Fiat Mirafioribus 47
- Take the bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
25h 14m€101–184Night train, car ferry
- Take the night train from Asti to Villa S.Giovanninighttrain Ini
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
19h 12m€121–263Train 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
9h 39m€69–205Train 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 46m€56–205Drive, ferry
- Drive from Alba to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
13h 2m€206–298
Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alba to Messina is to train and fly which costs €45 - €200 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Alba to Messina is to train and fly and ferry which takes 6h 55m and costs €65 - €200.
The distance between Alba and Messina is 1140 km.
The best way to get from Alba to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Alba to Messina, including transfers.
There are 1167+ 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 284 - TRAIANO, Fermata 1411 - XVIII DICEMBRE, Fermata 1118 - BOLZANO CAP, and Turin Stura Bus Station in around 25h 14m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–90
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €15–80
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Alba to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–390
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Asti to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0141 937510
- info@autolineegiachino.it
- Website
- autolineegiachino.it
Bus from Alba - Autostazione to Fiat Mirafiori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- moeves.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
- 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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