There are 9 ways to get from Algiers to Messina by plane, train, car ferry, bus, ferry, 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.
Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)ALG - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
9h 23m€128–568Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)ALG - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
12h 41m€75–386Car ferry, bus, train, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Algiers to Vieux Port
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana482
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Villa S.GiovanniFr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
43h 10mCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Algiers to Vieux Port
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Messina
47h 4m€335–476Car ferry, bus, night train
- Take the car ferry from Algiers to Vieux Port
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Turin404
- Take the night train from Torino Lingotto to Villa S.GiovanniIni
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
2d 1h€380–496Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)ALG - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
10h 52mFly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)ALG - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
11h 4m€155–263Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Algiers to Béjaïa
- Take the car ferry from Bejaia to Vieux Port
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Turin404
- Take the bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Reggio Di Calabria Centrale
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
2d 6h€340–578Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Algiers to Port of Tunis
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messina
22h 12m€117–218
Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Algiers to Messina is to drive and car ferry which costs €110 - €220 and takes 22h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Algiers to Messina is to fly and train which takes 9h 23m and costs €120 - €600.
The distance between Algiers and Messina is 1181 km.
The best way to get from Algiers to Messina without a car is to car ferry and bus and train and ferry which takes 43h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Algiers to Messina, including transfers.
There are 1017+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Algiers, Algeria and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Algiers to Messina. However, you can take the line 1 subway to 1er Mai, walk to Place du 1er Mai, take the bus to Algiers Airport, walk to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania Via Archimede, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Cité Amirouche to Messina Marittima via Tafourah - Grande Poste, Algiers, Vieux Port, Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles, Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana, Reggio Emilia Av, Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 43h 10m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–390
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Tunis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–480
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Palermo Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Palermo Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €70–95
- Base Standard
- €110–160
- Base Premium
- €140–200
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Torino Lingotto to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (213) 21 77 00 66
- contact@sogral.dz
- Website
- sogral.dz
Bus from Algiers to Béjaïa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–180
- Schedules at
- sogral.dz
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Reggio Di Calabria Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- contact@algerieferries.dz
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Algiers to Vieux Port
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €262
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Bejaia to Vieux Port
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €255
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
- 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
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- 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
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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