There are 7 ways to get from Carthage to Messina by plane, ferry, car ferry, train, 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 to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane TUN - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
8h 14mCar ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus Sais Autolinee / ...
15h 34m€50–75Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5360 / ...
15h 14m€61–108Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TUN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 1m€130–314Fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TUN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 24m€137–318Car ferry, train via Palermo
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5360 / ...
17h 11m€54–110Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Milazzoferry
- Take the bus from Milazzo to Messinabus
19h 30m€120–220
Tunis (TUN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carthage to Messina is to car ferry and bus which costs €50 - €80 and takes 15h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Carthage to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 1m and costs €130 - €320.
The distance between Carthage and Messina is 552 km.
The best way to get from Carthage to Messina without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 15h 14m and costs €60 - €110.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Carthage to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h ahead of Carthage. It is currently 9:57 AM in Carthage and 10:57 AM in Messina.
There are 1172+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Carthage, Tunisia and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Carthage to Messina. However, you can take the line 1 subway to Tunis Marine, walk to Tunis Marine, take the line 635 bus to Aeroport Carthage, walk to Tunis (TUN) airport, 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. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Carthage Présidence to Messina Centrale via Le Bac, Port of Tunis, Port Of Palermo, Palermo Camera di commercio, Autostazione di Palermo, and Palermo Centrale in around 15h 14m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tunis to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Tunis to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–270
Flights from Tunis to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tunis to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Milazzo to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.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 Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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