There are 9 ways to get from Carthage to Messina by plane, train, car ferry, bus, car, or ferry
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 Palermo Airport, train
best- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)TUN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
7h 19m€110–303Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)TUN - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
9h 31m€45–336Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Messina Viale Boccetta PalaculturaSais Autolinee / ...
15h 59m€54–120Drive, ferry
- Drive from Carthage to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
3d 11h€1,197–1,729Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)TUN - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
9h 52mFly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)TUN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
6h 48m€118–298Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale5354 / ...
16h 13m€54–131Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale5354 / ...
17h 45m€45–123Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Milazzo
- Take the bus from Milazzo to Messina
20h€109–170
Tunis (TUN) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carthage to Messina is to ferry and train which costs €45 - €130 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Carthage to Messina is to fly and train which takes 6h 48m and costs €110 - €300.
The distance between Carthage and Messina is 586 km.
The best way to get from Carthage to Messina without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 15h 59m and costs €50 - €120.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Carthage to Messina, including transfers.
There are 1015+ 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 Palermo Airport (PMO), walk to Palermo Aeroporto, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Carthage Présidence to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura via Le Bac, Port of Tunis, Port Of Palermo, Roma - Belmonte, Staz Centrale Cupani 2, and Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello in around 15h 59m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Tunis to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Tunis to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Tunis to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Tunis to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- 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 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Milazzo to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- 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
- €54–55
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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