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How to get fromCaen to Messinaby train, plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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There are 10 ways to get from Caen to Messina by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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  1. Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane ORY - CTA
    3. Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus bus
    9h 48m
    €106–270

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Caen to Parisbus bus 774 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Messinabus bus
    34h 50m
    €94–186

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain train Fr
    4. Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry ferry V1 / ...
    21h 41m

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Caen to Port of Genoacar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar car
    34h 55m
    €262–431

  5. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane CDG - CTA
    3. Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus bus
    10h
    €96–270

  6. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus bus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane BVA - CTA
    4. Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus bus
    11h 7m
    €111–336

  7. Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane ORY - PMO
    3. Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    12h 27m
    €111–303

  8. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Palermo Airport

    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus bus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane BVA - PMO
    4. Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    13h 46m
    €116–409

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuovatrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Messina Centraletrain train
    29h 3m
    €170–341

  10. Bus via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Messina Main Train Stationbus bus
    35h 55m
    €127–168

Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights

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What companies run services between Caen, France and Messina, Italy?

You can take a bus from Caen to Messina via Paris and Napoli P.zza Garibaldi in around 34h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Caen to Messina Centrale via Paris St Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Nuova in around 29h 3m.

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