There are 11 ways to get from Helsinki to Messina by ferry, plane, bus, train, car, night train, or car ferry
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Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
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 bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
12h 5mFly 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 56m€85–280Bus, train, ferry
- 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 / ...
47h 9mBus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Stationbus
2d 10h€138–283Drive, ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
2d 4h€916–1,323Fly Helsinki Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HEL - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
8h 32m€106–253Fly Helsinki Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane HEL - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 19m€126–326Fly 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
13h 7mBus, train, ferry via Kaunas
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas 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
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Katowicebus
- Take the bus from Katowice to Neapolbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Messina Main Train Stationbus
2d 14hFerry, 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
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 bus which costs €100 - €260 and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Messina is to fly and bus which takes 8h 32m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Messina station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Messina Main Train Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Helsinki and Messina is 2725 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 47h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 5m 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 3:28 PM in Helsinki and 2:28 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 Main Train Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Bologna Centrale in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–440
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–440
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- 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
- €70–250
- 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
- €75–210
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–17
- 1st Class
- €16–21
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
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Economy
- €24–35
- Business
- €28–40
- Economy Plus
- €29–45
- Premium
- €30–45
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
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
- €130–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaunas to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- 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
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- biuro@miskrosno.pl
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Katowice to Neapol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
- 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
- Website
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- 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
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