There are 12 ways to get from Como to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Monzatrain
- Take the train from Monza to Milano Forlaninitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane LIN - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
6h 38m€77–158Fly Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
6h 59m€39–152Train, ferry
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
12h 49mBus
- Take the bus from Como to Milanbus FlixBus 1524 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messinabus N597 / ...
19h 30m€48–155Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Como to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar
25h 18m€154–242Fly Milano Malpensa Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MXP - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
6h 17m€57–268Fly Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 25m€61–162Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BGY - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 29m€70–265Fly Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MXP - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 54m€61–206Fly Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LIN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 10m€92–196Train
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibalditrain S11
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Messina Centraletrain 96701
19h 25m€154–296Train, bus
- Take the train from Como Borghi to Milano Cadornatrain R17 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano to Messinabus Bergamo / ...
21h 17m€75–137
Como to Messina by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Como to Messina is to fly and train which costs €35 - €160 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Como to Messina is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 17m and costs €55 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Como to Messina. However, there are services departing from Como and arriving at Messina via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Como to Messina. However, there are services departing from Como S.Giovanni and arriving at Messina Centrale via Milano P.Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 25m.
The distance between Como and Messina is 1050 km.
The best way to get from Como to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Como to Messina, including transfers.
Como to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Como station.
Como to Messina train services, operated by Trenord, depart from Como S.Giovanni station.
The best way to get from Como to Messina is to bus which takes 19h 30m and costs €45 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €300 and takes 19h 25m.
What companies run services between Como, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Como to Messina via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 19h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Como S.Giovanni to Messina Centrale via Milano P.Garibaldi in around 19h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €18–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €12–90
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–450
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–480
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Milano Forlanini
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Como Borghi to Milano Cadorna
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Como to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Como to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Milano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- 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
- 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 Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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