There are 11 ways to get from Helsinki to Messina by ferry, plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car ferry
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Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the ferry from Helsinki 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€111–339Fly Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane HEL - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
12h 12m€83–289Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D 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 33mBus
- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Krakow MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Rabka Zdrój - Zaborniabus
- Take the bus from Rabka Zdrój - Zabornia to Casertabus
- Take the bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
2d 13hDrive, ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
2d 4h€923–1,334Fly 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 Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
12h 57mFly Helsinki Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HEL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 22m€111–296Fly Helsinki Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane HEL - CIY
- Take the bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
15h 36m€220–540Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbftrain
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
2d 3hFerry, night train, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the night train from Stockholm Central to Jenbachnighttrain 305
- Take the train from Jenbach to Venezia Santa Lucia Stationtrain 89
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
2d 16h€301–650Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- 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 5h€250–477
Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Messina is to fly and train which costs €110 - €300 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Messina is to fly and train which takes 9h 22m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki station to Messina. However, there are services departing from Helsinki Bus Station and arriving at Messina Piazza della Repubblica via MDA dworzec autobusowy, Rabka Zdrój - Zabornia and Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Helsinki and Messina is 2725 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Messina without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 46h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h to get from Helsinki to Messina, including transfers.
Helsinki to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki Bus Station.
Helsinki to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow MDA Bus Station.
Messina is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 8:58 PM in Helsinki and 7:58 PM in Messina.
There are 1005+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Messina Piazza della Repubblica via MDA dworzec autobusowy, Rabka Zdrój - Zabornia, and Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–480
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–460
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–460
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–500
- 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
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- 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
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €27–35
Train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €27–35
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
Train from Graz Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €65–100
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Stockholm Central to Jenbach
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Jenbach to Venezia Santa Lucia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Krakow MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Rabka Zdrój - Zabornia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- biuro@miskrosno.pl
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Rabka Zdrój - Zabornia to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 164160
- info@etnatrasporti.it
- Website
- etnatrasporti.it
Bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- etnatrasporti.it
- 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
- €80–100
- Schedules at
- 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
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/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
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- 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
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
Car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–160
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €28–40
- Moto
- €45–65
- Car
- €120–160
- Cars
- €60
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