There are 8 ways to get from Carthage to Messina by car ferry, bus, plane, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, bus
best- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus Sais Autolinee / ...
15h 49m€54–120Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermoferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
17h 58m€43–103Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane TUN - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
9h 31m€155–226Car 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 53m€54–128Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermoferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5354 / ...
17h 23m€49–123Fly 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 58mFly 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 16m€110–312Fly 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 3m€111–322
Tunis (TUN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carthage to Messina is to ferry and bus which costs €40 - €110 and takes 17h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Carthage to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 16m and costs €110 - €320.
The distance between Carthage and Messina is 543 km.
The best way to get from Carthage to Messina without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 15h 49m and costs €50 - €120.
It takes approximately 15h 49m to get from Carthage to Messina, including transfers.
There are 970+ 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 Le Bac, walk to Port of Tunis, take the car ferry to Port of Palermo, walk to Crispi Scina', take the line 107 bus to Stazione Centrale Balsamo, walk to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello, then take the bus to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura. Alternatively, 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 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Porto, walk to Reggio Calabria, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tunis to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tunis to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Tunis to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Tunis to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- 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
- €12–26
- 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
- €12–18
- 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
- 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
- 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
- €6
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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 Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- 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
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/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
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