There are 6 ways to get from Corfu to Messina by car ferry, bus, train, plane, ferry, or busferry
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 Corfu to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take the bus from Brindisi to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
15h 18m€49–77Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
17h 1m€75–202Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CFU - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 22m€88–307Flying Dolphin, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandëferry
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
22h 36mFly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane CFU - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
8h 30m€210–388Fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CFU - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 3m€107–344
Corfu to Messina by car ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Corfu to Messina is to car ferry and bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 15h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Corfu to Messina is to fly and ferry which takes 8h 30m and costs €210 - €390.
The distance between Corfu and Messina is 712 km.
The best way to get from Corfu to Messina without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 15h 18m and costs €45 - €80.
It takes approximately 15h 18m to get from Corfu to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Corfu. It is currently 4:31 PM in Corfu and 3:31 PM in Messina.
There are 1031+ 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 car ferry to Porto di Brindisi, walk to Brindisi - Costa Morena, take the bus to Brindisi - p.zza Crispi, walk to Brindisi, then take the bus to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port of Corfu to Messina Marittima via Porto di Brindisi, Brindisi - Costa Morena, Brindisi - p.zza Crispi, Brindisi, Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa San Giovanni in around 17h 1m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 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
- €30–45
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- 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
- 3 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
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- 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
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- info@ionianseaways.com
- Website
- ionianseaways.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://ionianseaways.com/
- High Season
- €27
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- info@albanialuxuryferries.com
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- https://albanialuxuryferries.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
- €21–31
- Website
- https://finikas-lines.com/
- Ferry - Low Season
- €21
- Ferry - High Season
- €26
- Hydrofoil - Low Season
- €26
- Hydrofoil - High Season
- €31
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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