There are 4 ways to get from Gozo to Messina by ferry, busferry, shuttle, train, car ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, bus and ferry, shuttle, train
best- Take the ferry from Gozo to Lascarisferry
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
9h 23mFerry, bus and ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Gozo to Lascarisferry
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the train from Ispica to Siracusatrain Re
- Take the train from Siracusa to Messina Centraletrain Re
9h 58mCar ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Gozo to Cirkewwacarferry
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Cataniabus
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
10h 10mFerry, fly, train
- Take the ferry from Gozo to Lascarisferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MLA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
6h 34m
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Gozo and Messina is 342 km.
The best way to get from Gozo to Messina without a car is to ferry and bus and ferry and shuttle and train which takes 9h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Gozo to Messina, including transfers.
There are 1159+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Gozo, Malta and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Gozo to Messina. However, you can take the ferry to Lascaris, walk to Lascaris, take the bus to Bombi 3A, walk to Valletta, take the vehicle to Pozzallo, walk to Pozzallo Port, take the shuttle to Catania Port, walk to Faro Biscari, take the bus to Catania Station, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Gozo to Messina Centrale via Lascaris, Lascaris, Bombi 3A, Valletta, Pozzallo, Ispica, and Siracusa in around 9h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- 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 Ispica to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Siracusa to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- 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 Siracusa to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Shuttle from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +39 091-6208000
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Ferry from Gozo to Lascaris
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://gozohighspeed.com/pages/schedule
- Website
- https://gozohighspeed.com
- Book at
- https://gozohighspeed.com/booking
- Phone
- (+356) 2210 9000
- admin@gozochannel.com
- Website
- gozochannel.com
Car ferry from Gozo to Cirkewwa
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–5
- Website
- https://www.gozochannel.com/
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