There are 11 ways to get from Imperia to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Imperia to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GOA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 41m€68–176Bus via Florence
cheapest- Take the bus from Imperia to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 510 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus
18h 50m€58–160Train, ferry
- Take the train from Imperia to Savonatrain Ic
- Take the train from Savona to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
16h 35mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Imperia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
17h 28m€111–233Drive to Pisa International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Drive from Imperia to Pisa International Airport (PSA)car
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 36m€93–247Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Imperia to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 50m€73–209Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Imperia to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GOA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 26m€84–229Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Imperia to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 45m€60–209Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Imperia to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 41m€63–204Bus
- Take the bus from Imperia to Turin Sturabus 515
- Take the bus from Torino to Messinabus Torino
28h 15m€90–166Drive, ferry
- Drive from Imperia to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
12h 23m€199–287
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Imperia to Messina is to bus via Florence which costs €55 - €160 and takes 18h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Imperia to Messina is to drive and fly and train which takes 7h 36m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Imperia to Messina. However, there are services departing from Imperia and arriving at Messina via Genoa and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Imperia to Messina. However, there are services departing from Imperia and arriving at Messina Centrale via Genova P.Za Principe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 28m.
The distance between Imperia and Messina is 1131 km.
The best way to get from Imperia to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 16h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Imperia to Messina, including transfers.
Imperia to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Imperia station.
Imperia to Messina train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Imperia station.
Imperia to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
What companies run services between Imperia, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Imperia to Messina via Genoa and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 18h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–100
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Imperia to Genova Sestri Ponen.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Imperia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Imperia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Imperia to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Imperia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Imperia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Imperia to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Imperia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Imperia to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–360
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Imperia to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Imperia to Turin Stura
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Torino to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- 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
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Imperia to Messina train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Genova P.Za Principe station.
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