There are 11 ways to get from Lille to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or train (TGV)
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Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BRU - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
8h 18m€103–326Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)CRL - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
11h 13m€81–304Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee ChessyTgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta SusaTgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.GiovanniFr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
20h 27mBus
- Take the bus from Lille to Brussels-North train station712 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
33h 30m€91–277Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lille to Port of Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messina
34h 27m€249–420Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)CRL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
9h 27m€84–219Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)CDG - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
8h 15m€88–291Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)ORY - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
9h 5m€136–326Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)CRL - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
9h 31m€91–277Train
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to ModaneTgv
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta NuovaTgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Messina Centrale
29h 10m€206–378Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Gand-DampoortIc / ...
- Take the bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
35h 21m
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lille to Messina is to train and fly which costs €80 - €220 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Lille to Messina is to train and fly which takes 8h 15m and costs €85 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Lille to Messina. However, there are services departing from Lille and arriving at Messina via Brussels-North train station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Lille to Messina. However, there are services departing from Lille Flandres and arriving at Messina Centrale via Modane and Torino Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 10m.
The distance between Lille and Messina is 1934 km.
The best way to get from Lille to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 20h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Lille to Messina, including transfers.
Lille to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lille station.
Lille to Messina train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lille Flandres station.
The best way to get from Lille to Messina is to bus which takes 33h 30m and costs €90 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €380 and takes 29h 10m.
What companies run services between Lille, France and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Lille to Messina via Brussels-North train station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 33h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lille Flandres to Messina Centrale via Modane and Torino Porta Nuova in around 29h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Flandres to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €16–24
Train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €18–26
Train from Lille Flandres to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–85
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–85
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- 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
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- 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
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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