There are 12 ways to get from England to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, or busferry
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LGW - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 58m€91–301Fly Birmingham Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BHX - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 45m€68–202Train, ferry
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
23h 52mBus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messinabus
39h 44mFly Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MAN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 49m€74–252Fly London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 22m€76–318Train to Luton Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LTN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 18m€74–211Fly London Heathrow Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LHR - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 33m€135–469Fly Bristol Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BRS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 43m€85–244Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LGW - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 42m€102–325Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Gare de l'Est to Chessy Nord - Quai Fbus
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Milano P.Garibalditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Messina Centraletrain
32h 38m€474–797Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
2d 6h
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Messina is to train and fly which costs €70 - €220 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from England to Messina is to fly and train which takes 8h 43m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from England to Messina. However, there are services departing from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square and arriving at Messina via London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 44m.
The distance between England and Messina is 2084 km.
The best way to get from England to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 23h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from England to Messina, including transfers.
England to Messina bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from London Victoria station.
England to Messina bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Brussels Midi / Brussels South West station.
Messina is 1h ahead of England. It is currently 6:38 PM in England and 7:38 PM in Messina.
There are 337+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between England and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square to Messina via Victoria Coach Station, London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 39h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Perugia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–380
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–360
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +33 1 47 53 28 00
- Website
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Gare de l'Est to Chessy Nord - Quai F
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
- Navigo Easy Pass
- €3
- On-board Purchase
- €3
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.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
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