There are 7 ways to get from Kochi to Messina by plane, ferry, train, or taxi
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Fly Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane COK - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
22h 20m€246–708Train to Calicut International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Parpanangaditrain
- Fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CCJ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
23h 21m€208–598Fly Cochin International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane COK - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
20h 24m€289–727Fly Cochin International Airport to Naples Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane COK - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
23h 31mTaxi to Madurai, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Kochi to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane IXM - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
34h 26m€293–728Fly Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane COK - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
23h 37m€208–608Train to Trivandrum, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRV - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
24h 6m€222–612
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kochi to Messina is to train and fly which costs €200 - €600 and takes 23h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Kochi to Messina is to fly and train which takes 20h 24m and costs €280 - €750.
The distance between Kochi and Messina is 6815 km.
It takes approximately 22h 20m to get from Kochi to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 4h 30m behind Kochi. It is currently 12:00 PM in Kochi and 7:30 AM in Messina.
There are 1031+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Kochi, India and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Kochi to Messina. However, you can take the subway to Aluva, walk to Aluva station, take the bus to Kochi Airport, walk to Cochin International Airport (COK) 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. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Aluva, walk to Aluva station, take the bus to Kochi Airport, walk to Cochin International Airport (COK) 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.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Muscat, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–700
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Naples Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–750
Flights from Madurai to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–850
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–800
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–700
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Naples Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–750
Flights from Madurai to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–850
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Manama, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Kuwait, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Muscat, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–750
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Riyadh, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Kuwait, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Muscat, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–750
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Madurai to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Mumbai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Riyadh, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Madurai to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Mumbai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Riyadh, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Kuwait, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Muscat, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Madurai to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Colombo, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Madurai to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Mumbai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- 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 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
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Parpanangadi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–13
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- €1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- €4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- €5–8
- First Class (1A)
- €9–13
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–13
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- €1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- €4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- €6–8
- First Class (1A)
- €10–13
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €60–80
- Smart Flex
- €65–80
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Estimated price
- €45–55
Kerala Tourist Taxi
- Phone
- +91 99 47 27 66 20
- Website
- keralatouristtaxi.com
Cochin Coastal Cabs
- Phone
- +91 96 56 07 50 00
- Website
- cochincoastalcabs.com
B Cabs
- Phone
- +91 98 95 11 88 77
- Website
- bcabs.com
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