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 Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
8h 52m€176–350Car ferry, train via Palermo
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5354 / ...
17h 29m€50–102Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5354 / ...
15h 28m€59–112Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane TUN - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
9h 50mFly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TUN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 4m€126–328Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Messinabus N592 / ...
16h 58m€57–97Car 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
21h 30m€111–205
Tunis (TUN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carthage to Messina is to car ferry and train via Palermo which costs €50 - €110 and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Carthage to Messina is to fly and ferry which takes 8h 52m and costs €170 - €350.
The distance between Carthage and Messina is 547 km.
The best way to get from Carthage to Messina without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 15h 28m and costs €55 - €120.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Carthage to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h ahead of Carthage. It is currently 1:09 PM in Carthage and 2:09 PM in Messina.
There are 1111+ 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 - Ponte Libertà, walk to Reggio di Calabria, 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, Turati-La-Lumia, Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, and Palermo Centrale in around 15h 28m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tunis to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tunis to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Tunis to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- 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
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- 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
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- 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
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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