There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Messina by ferry, plane, train, bus, 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.
Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- 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 48m€110–271Fly 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
9h 15m€106–254Bus, train, ferry via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin 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 4mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
2d 9hDrive, ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
2d 4h€1,079–1,559Fly Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane HEL - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
11h 28mBus, train, ferry via Kaunas
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralnatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna 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 / ...
47h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
2d 10h€395–569Ferry, 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 carferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
3d 3h€218–317
Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Messina is to ferry and fly and train which costs €110 - €280 and takes 13h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Messina is to fly and train which takes 9h 15m 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 - Piazza della Repubblica via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Nürnberg, Zob. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Helsinki and Messina is 2720 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry via Warsaw which takes 46h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 48m 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 10:07 AM in Helsinki and 9:07 AM in Messina.
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What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Nürnberg, Zob in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- *
- €90–140
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- LTG Link
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–290
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Rivne Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +38 (032) 221-68-58
- altransinfo@gmail.com
- Website
- AL-TRANS
Bus from Rivne Central Bus Station to Salerno
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- +358 3 4399880
- individual.sales@vikingline.com
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Viking Line
- 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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