There are 4 ways to get from Boston to Messina by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BOS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 1m€311–665Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane BOS - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
12h 51mFly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BOS - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
12h 57mFly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BOS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 28m€354–689
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Messina is to fly and train which costs €310 - €700 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Messina is to fly and train which takes 13h 1m and costs €310 - €700.
The distance between Boston and Messina is 7133 km.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from Boston to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 6h ahead of Boston. It is currently 1:58 PM in Boston and 7:58 PM in Messina.
There are 1179+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Boston to Messina. However, you can fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the line 27 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.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- 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 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.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
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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