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 27m€302–708Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane BOS - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
17h 54m€308–525Fly 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
13h 46mFly 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 47m€318–746
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 €300 - €750 and takes 13h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Messina is to fly and train which takes 13h 27m and costs €300 - €750.
The distance between Boston and Messina is 7135 km.
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Boston to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 6h ahead of Boston. It is currently 10:15 AM in Boston and 4:15 PM in Messina.
There are 1075+ 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 Via Archimede, 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 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Porto, walk to Reggio Calabria, 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 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–410
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Zurich, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- 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
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- 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
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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