There are 7 ways to get from Ireland to Messina by plane, ferry, train, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 28m€90–273Fly Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORK - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 51m€74–279Train, car ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus N28
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
2d 16hFly Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUB - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 35m€79–227Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great 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 9m€117–299Fly 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
11h 15m€95–281Train, car ferry, bus, ferry via Bilbao
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
2d 21h
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 €70 - €280 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Messina is to fly and train which takes 9h 35m and costs €75 - €230.
The distance between Ireland and Messina is 2437 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Messina without a car is to train and car ferry and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Ireland to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 7:40 AM in Ireland and 8:40 AM in Messina.
There are 337+ 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 Dublin Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the line 27 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, walk to Reggio di Calabria, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dublin Pearse to Messina Marittima via Rosslare Europort, Rosslare Harbour, Dunkirk, Dunkerque Port, Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO), Venezia Mestre, Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- 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
- €9–21
- 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
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €340–490
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- 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
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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