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There are 11 ways to get from Europe to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or busferry

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train

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    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane FRA - CTA
    3. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    11h 25m
    €121–363

  2. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to München Hbftrain train 11
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain train Fr
    4. Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry ferry V1 / ...
    28h 32m

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhebus bus Sev
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Leipzig central train stationbus bus 023 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centralebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Stationbus bus
    37h 57m

  4. Drive, ferry

    1. Drive from Europe to Villa San Giovannicar car
    2. Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry ferry
    19h 15m
    €310–448

  5. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane DUS - CTA
    4. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    13h 41m
    €147–462

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Palermo Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane FRA - PMO
    3. Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    13h 11m
    €138–417

  7. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane STR - CTA
    4. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    14h 33m
    €149–446

  8. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane CGN - CTA
    4. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    13h 29m
    €138–478

  9. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane MUC - CTA
    5. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    13h 57m
    €183–512

  10. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Rossanobus bus
    4. Take the train from Rossano to Villa S.Giovannitrain train Ic
    5. Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry ferry V1 / ...
    39h 37m

  11. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhebus bus Sev
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Durrës to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry bus ferry
    47h 29m

Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration3h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€65Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,793.1 km
  • Duration: 11h 25m

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.

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