There are 3 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''גtrain
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TLV - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
9h 3m€110–221Fly Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Haifa International Airport (HFA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HFA - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
10h 35m€103–301Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- 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 42m€124–308
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 ferry which costs €120 - €310 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Haifa to Messina is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 3m and costs €110 - €230.
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 12:05 AM in Haifa and 11:05 PM in Messina.
There are 1031+ 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 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.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Larnaca, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- 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
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- 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
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