There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, car 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.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 47m€116–368Train, ferry
- Take the train from Wabern Bahnhof to Weinheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 26
- Take the train from Weinheim, Hauptbahnhof to Rosenheimtrain 62
- Take the train from Rosenheim to Venezia Mestretrain Rj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
29h 23mBus
- Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhebus Sev
- Take the bus from Kassel to Leipzig central train stationbus 023 / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Stationbus
37h 57mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Europe to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
19h 15m€310–447Train to Frankfurt, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 35m€143–402Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 24m€152–412Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 56m€146–407Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CGN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 51m€137–418Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 20m€185–474Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Metzbus
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon 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 / ...
31h 25mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Rossanobus
- Take the train from Rossano to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
39h 49m€188–380Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhebus Sev
- Take the bus from Kassel to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
47h 29m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Messina is to train and fly which costs €110 - €370 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Messina is to train and fly which takes 11h 47m and costs €110 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Europe to Messina station. However, there are services departing from Nentershausen Oderstraße and arriving at Messina Main Train Station via Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel, Leipzig central train station and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 57m.
The distance between Europe and Messina is 1793 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 29h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 47m to get from Europe to Messina, including transfers.
Europe to Messina bus services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, depart from Bebra Bahnhof station.
Europe to Messina bus services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
There are 1160+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Europe and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Messina Main Train Station via Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, Leipzig central train station, and Bologna Centrale in around 37h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–360
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wabern Bahnhof to Weinheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Weinheim, Hauptbahnhof to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- 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 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rossano to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Rosenheim to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €70–110
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–390
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Metz Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Rossano
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Kassel to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- 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
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- 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
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