There are 7 ways to get from Corfu to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, busferry, or car 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)CFU - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
8h 34m€85–251Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisi
- Take the bus from Brindisi to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
28h 18m€65–100Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Bari
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.GiovanniIc
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
17h 56mFlying Dolphin, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Vlore , station
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
22h 36mFly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)CFU - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
10h 20m€100–251Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)CFU - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
10h 27m€102–320Ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisi
- Take the train from Brindisi to Villa S.GiovanniIc
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
30h 6m€72–150
Corfu to Messina by ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Corfu to Messina is to ferry and bus which costs €65 - €100 and takes 28h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Corfu to Messina is to fly and train which takes 8h 34m and costs €85 - €260.
The distance between Corfu and Messina is 588 km.
The best way to get from Corfu to Messina without a car is to ferry and train which takes 17h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Corfu to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Corfu. It is currently 1:51 AM in Corfu and 12:51 AM in Messina.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Corfu, Greece and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Corfu to Messina. However, you can take the line 15 bus to Corfu Airport, walk to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) 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 ferry from Port of Corfu to Messina Marittima via Port Of Bari, Stazione Marittima, Bari Centrale, Bari Centrale, Lamezia Terme C., Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 17h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 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 Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Brindisi to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- 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
- +355 69 22 76 426
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarandë to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +383 49 163 492
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Sarandë to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/boraku
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarandë to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +7 916 321-96-39
- info@rivierabus.com
- Website
- rivierabus.com
Bus from Sarandë to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://www.rivierabus.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- 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
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Brindisi to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.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
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- info@ionianseaways.com
- Website
- ionianseaways.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://ionianseaways.com/
- Phone
- +355 85 22 6057
- info@finikas-lines.com
- Website
- finikas-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://finikas-lines.com/
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- info@albanialuxuryferries.com
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- albanialuxuryferries.com
- 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 Corfu to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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