There are 10 ways to get from Alghero to Messina by plane, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Alghero to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane AHO - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
7h 4mFly Alghero to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AHO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
5h 42m€63–157Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Alghero to Port of Cagliaricar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar
17h 26m€101–169Bus to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Alghero - Via Catalogna to Olbia - Airportbus
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OLB - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
6h 52m€91–234Bus to Cagliari Elmas Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Alghero to Cagliari Airportbus
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CAG - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 12m€67–208Fly Alghero to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane AHO - CIY
- Take the bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimedebus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 48m€134–392Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Alghero Via V. Emanuele 113 to Macomer Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Macomer to Cagliaritrain Re
- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
21h 24m€82–162Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Alghero to Cagliaribus 525
- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
22h 10m€71–124Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Sassari to Cagliaritrain Re
- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
22h 31m€94–181Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Alghero to Cagliaribus 525
- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Milazzoferry
- Take the bus from Milazzo to Messinabus
25h 45m€146–269
Alghero to Messina by bus, train, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alghero to Messina is to bus and car ferry which costs €70 - €130 and takes 22h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Alghero to Messina is to fly and train which takes 5h 42m and costs €60 - €160.
The distance between Alghero and Messina is 744 km.
The best way to get from Alghero to Messina without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 21h 24m and costs €80 - €170.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Alghero to Messina, including transfers.
There are 1235+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Alghero, Italy and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Alghero to Messina. However, you can take the bus to Aeroporto Fertilia, walk to Alghero (AHO) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Ravagnese - Aeroporto, take the line 118 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi, walk to Reggio Calabria C.Le, take the train to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Alghero to Messina via Port of Cagliari and Port of Palermo in around 17h 26m.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–380
Flights from Alghero to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–700
Flights from Alghero to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–380
Flights from Alghero to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–700
Flights from Alghero to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alghero to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Alghero to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Alghero to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Alghero to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Alghero to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Alghero to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Alghero to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Alghero to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Macomer to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Sassari to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- (+39) 0789 50885
- info@sunlines.it
- Website
- sunlines.it
Bus from Alghero - Via Catalogna to Olbia - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- sunlines.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alghero to Cagliari Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alghero to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alghero to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +39 351 8374226
- information@arst.sardegna.it
- Website
- arst.sardegna.it
Bus from Alghero Via V. Emanuele 113 to Macomer Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- app.arstspa.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Milazzo to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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