There are 10 ways to get from Bordeaux to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or night train
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Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BOD - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 13mFly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane BOD - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 42m€52–238Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
22h 39mBus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N718
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus N597 / ...
30h 35m€115–235Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bordeaux to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar
32h 36m€259–438Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BOD - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 55m€69–258Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BOD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 31m€75–227Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TLS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 12m€114–336Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Turin to Villa S. Giovannibus
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
32h 51m€141–208Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Genoabus N718 / ...
- Take the night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
29h 59m€151–231
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Messina is to fly and ferry which costs €50 - €240 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Messina is to fly and train which takes 9h 31m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Bordeaux to Messina. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux and arriving at Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 35m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Messina is 1672 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 22h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Bordeaux to Messina, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bordeaux station.
Bordeaux to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Bordeaux to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1031+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bordeaux to Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 30h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Alghero, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–380
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- 1st Class
- €110–150
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €70–95
- 1st Class
- €100–130
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- 1st Class
- €70–90
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- Rail 1st Class
- €130–190
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- Rail 1st Class
- €65–95
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €150–190
- Smart Flex
- €160–200
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Turin to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- 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
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €70–110
- Cabin
- €130–160
- 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
- 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
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