There are 9 ways to get from Lisbon to Messina by plane, ferry, bus, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane LIS - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
10h€102–313Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 14m€80–262Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Bordebus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Venice - Mestre Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
45h 14mFly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane LIS - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 16mFly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LIS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 13m€84–283Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
46h 45m€227–466Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Porto Campanhatrain Ic
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Redondela De Galiciatrain Ic
- Take the train from Redondela De Galicia to Miranda De Ebrotrain Alv
- Take the bus from Miranda De Ebro to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
2d 4hBus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Chambérybus
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Turinbus 729
- Take the bus from Turin to Messinabus
2d 6h€222–390Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneve, Gare Routiere to Genova Brignolebus
- Take the bus from Genoa Piazza della Vittoria to Villa S. Giovannibus
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
2d 7h€262–494
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Messina is to fly and train which costs €80 - €290 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Messina is to fly and ferry which takes 10h and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Messina. However, there are services departing from Lisbon and arriving at Messina via Chambéry and Turin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Lisbon and Messina is 2177 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 45h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h to get from Lisbon to Messina, including transfers.
Lisbon to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
Lisbon to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Chambéry station.
Messina is 1h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 3:04 PM in Lisbon and 4:04 PM in Messina.
Book your Lisbon to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Lisbon to Messina via Chambéry and Turin in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–1,200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–1,200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–1,200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- 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
Train from Padova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- 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 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
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Urban - Single Ticket
- €11–14
- Regional - Single Ticket
- €19–26
- Intercity - Single Ticket
- €29–40
- Alfa Pendular - Single Ticket
- €35–55
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Porto Campanha to Redondela De Galicia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Redondela De Galicia to Miranda De Ebro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Venice - Mestre Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chambéry to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–35
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €5–35
- hello@gipsyy.com
- Website
- gipsyy.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Schedules at
- gipsyy.com
- Online Ticket
- €10–45
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Miranda De Ebro to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Geneve, Gare Routiere to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Genoa Piazza della Vittoria to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.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
- 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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