There are 6 ways to get from Kochi to Messina by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Cochin International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane COK - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
19h 6m€275–779Train to Trivandrum, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- 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
22h 22m€195–589Fly Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane COK - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
21h 7m€240–763Fly 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
22h 17mFly Cochin International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane COK - CIY
- Take the bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
24h 30m€294–744Fly 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
22h 3m€243–639
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kochi to Messina is to train and fly which costs €190 - €600 and takes 22h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Kochi to Messina is to fly and train which takes 19h 6m and costs €270 - €800.
The distance between Kochi and Messina is 6934 km.
It takes approximately 19h 6m to get from Kochi to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 4h 30m behind Kochi. It is currently 5:27 AM in Kochi and 12:57 AM in Messina.
There are 1011+ 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, take the taxi 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. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Aluva, take the taxi 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.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Muscat, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Naples Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Muscat, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–800
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Kuwait, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Manama, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Muscat, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–800
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Kuwait, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Manama, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Naples Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- 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
- €230–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Kuwait, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Muscat, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Riyadh, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Riyadh, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Palermo Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Riyadh, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Kuwait, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Muscat, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
- 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
- €260–750
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Muscat, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Trivandrum to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €29–85
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–14
- 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)
- €10–14
- Phone
- +39 06 164160
- info@etnatrasporti.it
- Website
- etnatrasporti.it
Bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- etnatrasporti.it
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- 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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