There are 11 ways to get from London to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, or night 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 London City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LCY - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 44m€115–443Fly London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 12m€78–221Train, ferry
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
21h 51mBus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
38h 51m€277–398Train, night train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the nighttrain from Milano Centrale to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
27h 58m€372–608Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LGW - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 55m€87–308Train to Luton Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LTN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 4m€94–279Fly London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 3m€88–374Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LGW - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 46m€102–381Train to Luton Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LTN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 55m€94–262Bus via Naples
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Stationbus
41h 25m€180–316
London City Airport (LCY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Messina is to fly and train which costs €75 - €230 and takes 9h 12m.
The fastest way to get from London to Messina is to train and fly which takes 8h 55m and costs €85 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from London station to Messina. However, there are services departing from London Victoria Green Line Station and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Luxembourg Park&Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from London to Messina. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at Messina Centrale via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 58m.
The distance between London and Messina is 2064 km.
The best way to get from London to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 21h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from London to Messina, including transfers.
London to Messina bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from London Victoria Green Line Station.
London to Messina train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
London to Messina bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Luxembourg P+R Bouillon station.
What companies run services between London, England and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Luxembourg Park&Drive in around 38h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €240–340
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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Messina is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 2:12 AM in London and 3:12 AM in Messina.
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