There are 4 ways to get from Almaty to Messina by plane, train, or ferry
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 Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ALA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
16h 35m€294–2,197Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane ALA - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
20h 14m€261–958Fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ALA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
20h 21m€294–610Fly to Naples Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ALA - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
21h 6m
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Messina is to fly and train which costs €290 - €650 and takes 20h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Messina is to fly and train which takes 16h 35m and costs €290 - €2200.
The distance between Almaty and Messina is 5281 km.
It takes approximately 16h 35m to get from Almaty to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 4h behind Almaty. It is currently 11:38 AM in Almaty and 7:38 AM in Messina.
There are 1063+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Almaty to Messina. However, you can take the line 92 bus to Ogareva, walk to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 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 the line 92 bus to Ogareva, walk to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Palermo Airport (PMO), walk to Palermo Aeroporto, take the train to Palermo Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–950
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Naples Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Tashkent, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Istanbul, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Tashkent, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Istanbul, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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