There are 5 ways to get from Haifa to Messina by train, plane, ferry, car, or bus
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 Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''גtrain
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane TLV - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
12h 32m€154–378Fly Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Haifa International Airport (HFA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HFA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 20m€100–315Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''גtrain
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TLV - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 47m€117–235Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''גtrain
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane TLV - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
13h 8mTrain, drive, bus, bus to Queen Alia International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Haifa Center to Bet She'antrain
- Drive from Bet She'an to Irbidcar
- Take the bus from Irbid to Tabarbourbus
- Take the bus from Amman Tabarbour Terminal to Queen Alia Airportbus
- Fly from Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AMM - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
18h 15m€160–406
Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Haifa to Messina is to train and fly which costs €110 - €240 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Haifa to Messina is to train and fly which takes 9h 47m and costs €110 - €240.
The distance between Haifa and Messina is 1998 km.
It takes approximately 12h 32m to get from Haifa to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Haifa. It is currently 10:56 AM in Haifa and 9:56 AM in Messina.
There are 1011+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Haifa, Israel and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Haifa to Messina. However, you can take the train to נתב''ג, walk to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the bus to Reggio di Calabria - Porto, walk to Reggio Calabria, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima. Alternatively, you can take the train to נתב''ג, walk to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) 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.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Larnaca, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- tusairways.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Phone
- *5770
- pniyotz@rail.co.il
- Website
- rail.co.il
Train from Haifa Center to נתב''ג
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://rail.co.il/?
- Adult single ride
- €9–12
Train from Haifa Center to Bet She'an
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://rail.co.il/?
- Adult single ride
- €6–9
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- 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
- €29–85
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +962 6 566 4141
- info@jett.com.jo
- Website
- jett.com.jo
Bus from Irbid to Tabarbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- €3–5
- Phone
- +962 6 4891073
- Mainoffice@sariyah.jo
- Website
- sariyahexpress.com
Bus from Amman Tabarbour Terminal to Queen Alia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- sariyahexpress.com
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.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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