There are 6 ways to get from Haifa to Messina by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''ג
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)TLV - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
9h 3m€105–280Fly Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Haifa International Airport (HFA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)HFA - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
11h 10m€73–351Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''ג
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)TLV - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
12h 11mTrain to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- 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 25m€174–361Train 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 38mTrain 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 18m
Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Haifa to Messina is to train and fly and bus which costs €100 - €280 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Haifa to Messina is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 3m and costs €100 - €280.
The distance between Haifa and Messina is 2112 km.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Haifa to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Haifa. It is currently 8:43 AM in Haifa and 7:43 AM in Messina.
There are 1010+ 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop, then take the bus to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura. Alternatively, you can take the train to נתב''ג, walk to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF), walk to Lamezia Terme Airport, take the bus to Lamezia Terme Train Station, walk to Lamezia Terme C., take the train to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–470
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Larnaca, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–470
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- 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 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- 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
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.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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