There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Messina by plane, ferry, train, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane DUB - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
9h 59mFly Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUB - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 25m€81–211Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
2d 19h€705–1,010Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
2d 20hFly Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORK - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 43m€91–288Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BHD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 6m€127–245Fly Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane DUB - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 49m€83–235Train, ferry, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Stationbus
3d 8h€470–890
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Messina is to fly and train which costs €80 - €220 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Messina is to fly and train which takes 9h 25m and costs €80 - €220.
The distance between Ireland and Messina is 2442 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Messina without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs €700 - €1100.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Ireland to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 12:58 AM in Ireland and 1:58 AM in Messina.
There are 1231+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Ireland and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Messina. However, you can take the vehicle to Red Cow, walk to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Ravagnese - Aeroporto, take the line 118 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi, walk to Reggio Calabria C.Le, take the train to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dublin Pearse to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Rosslare Europort, Rosslare Harbour, Dunkirk, Dunkerque Port, and Nürnberg, Zob in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–420
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Padova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–290
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Santander to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- 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
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €420–600
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Rosslare to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–380
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Rosslare to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–380
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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