There are 5 ways to get from Jeddah to Messina by plane, train, car, or ferry
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Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane JED - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 5m€131–351Drive, ferry
- Drive from Jeddah to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
2d 14h€909–1,312Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane JED - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
14h 55m€148–504Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane JED - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
14hFly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane JED - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
15h 2m€150–390
Jeddah (JED) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jeddah to Messina is to fly and train which costs €130 - €360 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Jeddah to Messina is to fly and train which takes 14h 5m and costs €130 - €360.
The distance between Jeddah and Messina is 3057 km.
It takes approximately 14h 5m to get from Jeddah to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 2h behind Jeddah. It is currently 4:18 AM in Jeddah and 2:18 AM in Messina.
There are 1005+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Jeddah to Messina. However, you can take the bus to King Abdulaziz Airport, take the taxi to Jeddah-Airport-JED airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania Via Archimede, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Jeddah to Messina Marittima via Villa San Giovanni in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Athens, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Athens, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- 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
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