There are 6 ways to get from Haifa to Messina by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
best- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''ג
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Palermo Airport (PMO)TLV - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
13h 35m€154–254Fly Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Haifa International Airport (HFA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)HFA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
11h 27m€80–350Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''ג
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)TLV - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
9h 19m€107–269Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''ג
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)TLV - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
14h 34mTrain to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''ג
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Naples Airport (NAP)TLV - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
13h 13mFly Haifa International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Haifa International Airport (HFA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)HFA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
14h 22m€117–335
Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Haifa to Messina is to train and fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Haifa to Messina is to train and fly which takes 9h 19m and costs €100 - €270.
The distance between Haifa and Messina is 2461 km.
It takes approximately 13h 35m to get from Haifa to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Haifa. It is currently 2:08 AM in Haifa and 1:08 AM in Messina.
There are 1017+ 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 Palermo Airport (PMO), walk to Palermo Aeroporto, then take the train to Messina Centrale. 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 Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Larnaca, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Larnaca, Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
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 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- tusairways.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- 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
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- 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
- €29–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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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