There are 4 ways to get from Jeddah to Messina by plane, train, 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
12h 18m€163–462Fly to Palermo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane JED - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 28m€149–466Fly 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 35m€188–684Fly 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
14h 12m
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 €140 - €470 and takes 14h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Jeddah to Messina is to fly and train which takes 12h 18m and costs €160 - €470.
The distance between Jeddah and Messina is 3057 km.
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from Jeddah to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Jeddah. It is currently 10:59 PM in Jeddah and 9:59 PM in Messina.
There are 337+ 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 the bus to King Abdulaziz Airport, take the taxi to Jeddah-Airport-JED airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the bus to Reggio di Calabria - Porto, walk to Reggio Calabria, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- 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
- 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 Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- 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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