There are 7 ways to get from Chania to Messina by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CHQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 40m€101–291Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
38h 7mPrivate transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HER - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 50m€213–518Fly Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CHQ - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 44m€105–341Fly Chania International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane CHQ - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
13h 55mBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusbusferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Caserta stazionetrain
- Take the train from Caserta to Messina Centraletrain Ic
39h 17mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
41h 3m
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Messina is to fly and train which costs €100 - €300 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Messina is to Private transfer and fly and train which takes 8h 50m and costs €210 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Messina. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Ioannina and Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 3m.
The distance between Chania and Messina is 954 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Messina without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 38h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Chania to Messina, including transfers.
Chania to Messina bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Messina bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Messina is 1h behind Chania. It is currently 12:20 AM in Chania and 11:20 PM in Messina.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Chania to Messina. However, you can take the shuttle to Chania Airport, walk to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 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 Souda to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Port Of Piraeus, Piraeus, Fier, and Fier in around 38h 7m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- 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 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caserta to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- 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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bari Centrale to Caserta stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 21 0419 7400
- info@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €35–55
- Airplane-type seats
- €35–55
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €95–130
- 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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