There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Messina by plane, ferry, bus, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane HEL - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
9h 49mFly Helsinki Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HEL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 58m€103–259Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
46h 5mBus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Messinabus
2d 9h€260–480Drive, ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
2d 4h€944–1,363Fly Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane HEL - SUF
- Take the train from Vibo Valentia-Pizzo to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 35mFerry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TLL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 6m€107–334Bus, train, ferry via Vilnius
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
2d 2hBus, train, ferry #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Kielce, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kielce to Salernobus
- Take the train from Salerno to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
2d 15hFerry, bus, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Rivne Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rivne Central Bus Station to Salernobus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
3d 4h€220–327
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Messina is to ferry and fly and train which costs €100 - €340 and takes 13h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Messina is to fly and train which takes 8h 58m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Messina. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Messina via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Helsinki and Messina is 2609 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 46h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Helsinki to Messina, including transfers.
Helsinki to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Messina is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 6:51 PM in Helsinki and 5:51 PM in Messina.
Book your Helsinki to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Messina via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €90–140
Train from Graz Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €65–100
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Vibo Valentia-Pizzo to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Salerno to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Vibo Valentia-Pizzo to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Vibo Valentia-Pizzo to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Salerno to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Kielce, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- biuro@miskrosno.pl
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Kielce to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €157
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Rivne Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (032) 221-68-58
- altransinfo@gmail.com
- Website
- al-trans.com.ua
Bus from Rivne Central Bus Station to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en
- Schedules at
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en/routes
- 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
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- €20–30
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- individual.sales@vikingline.com
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €29
- Cars
- €60
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