There are 9 ways to get from Cagliari to Messina by plane, train, car ferry, car, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CAG - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
5h 30m€76–233Car ferry, bus via Messina Main Train Station
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
16h 41m€52–63Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar
14h 28m€70–96Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane CAG - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
7h 54m€71–247Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane CAG - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
7h 25mFly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane CAG - CIY
- Take the bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 39m€150–368Train to Alghero, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Cagliari to Sassaritrain
- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AHO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 7m€98–242Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus Sais Autolinee / ...
16h 2m€54–66Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5354 / ...
16h 14m€54–74
Cagliari to Messina by car ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cagliari to Messina is to car ferry and bus via Messina Main Train Station which costs €50 - €65 and takes 16h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cagliari to Messina is to fly and train which takes 5h 30m and costs €75 - €240.
The distance between Cagliari and Messina is 667 km.
The best way to get from Cagliari to Messina without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 16h 2m and costs €50 - €70.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Cagliari to Messina, including transfers.
There are 1014+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Cagliari, Italy and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Cagliari to Messina. However, you can take the bus to Aeroporto Elmas Arrivi, walk to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) 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 a car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Messina via Port of Palermo in around 14h 28m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–260
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–260
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Alghero to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Alghero to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cagliari to Sassari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- 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
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- 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
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 164160
- info@etnatrasporti.it
- Website
- etnatrasporti.it
Bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- etnatrasporti.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- 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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