There are 9 ways to get from Lisbon to Messina by plane, ferry, bus, or train
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€107–303Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIS - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
10h 6m€78–226Bus, 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 14mTrain, 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 Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
2d 6hFly 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 20m€78–249Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus
45h 55m€125–293Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Chambérybus
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Messina Centraletrain
2d 5h€206–393Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Realbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real to Chambéry - Rue Dr Vernierbus
- Take the bus from Chambery Central Bus Station to Turin Stura Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Messina Main Train Stationbus
2d 10h€136–255
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 €75 - €250 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Messina is to fly and ferry which takes 10h and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Messina. However, there are services departing from Lisbon - Oriente and arriving at Messina via Barcelona - North Bus Station and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 55m.
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 BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lisbon - Oriente station.
Lisbon to Messina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Messina is 1h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 11:52 AM in Lisbon and 12:52 PM in Messina.
Book your Lisbon to Messina bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Messina via Barcelona - North Bus Station and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 45h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–1,200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–1,200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–65
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- 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 Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Chambery Central Bus Station to Turin Stura Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real to Chambéry - Rue Dr Vernier
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- 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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