There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Messina by plane, train, ferry, taxi, or bus
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SJO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
23h 51m€501–676Ferry to Cobano, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ACO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
26h 37m€335–1,367Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SJO - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
21h 31m€527–1,264Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Naples Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane SJO - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
22h 46mFly Limón International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
25h 23m€359–1,336Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane XQP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
24h 24m€463–1,459Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane SJO - CIY
- Take the bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimedebus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
26h 53m€546–1,475
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Messina is to fly and train which costs €500 - €1300 and takes 21h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Messina is to fly and train which takes 21h 31m and costs €500 - €1300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Messina is 10242 km.
It takes approximately 23h 51m to get from Costa Rica to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 7:06 PM in Costa Rica and 3:06 AM in Messina.
There are 338+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Messina. However, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 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 the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Palermo Airport (PMO), walk to Palermo Aeroporto, take the train to Palermo Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Naples Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Cobano to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Naples Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Naples Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Madrid, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Zurich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–2,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Madrid, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Zurich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–2,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,600
Flights from Cobano to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Liberia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Naples Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Naples Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cobano to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Liberia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–1,400
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- 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 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Schedules at
- interbus.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
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–22
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- €2
- Child
- €1
- Moto
- €7
- Bike
- €5
- Car
- €22
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- €110–140
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