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How to get fromLorient to Messinaby train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, or bus

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There are 10 ways to get from Lorient to Messina by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, or bus

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  1. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry

    best
    1. Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain train
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane plane NTE - REG
    3. Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry ferry
    12h 36m
    €115–356

  2. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain train
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane NTE - CTA
    3. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    10h 14m
    €114–249

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain train Fr
    4. Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry ferry V1 / ...
    22h 41m

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Lorient to Port of Genoacar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar car
    36h 5m
    €331–495

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lorient to Lorraine TGVtrain train 061B
    2. Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus bus
    36h 17m

  6. Bus to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Lorient to Brestbus bus
    2. Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane BES - CTA
    3. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    12h 13m
    €122–293

  7. Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain train
    2. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane RNS - CTA
    3. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    14h 6m
    €185–369

  8. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain train
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane NTE - PMO
    3. Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    12h 7m
    €126–303

  9. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain train Fr
    5. Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry car ferry
    24h 29m
    €368–838

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lorient - Échange Bus Station to Grenoble - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Grenoble to Turinbus bus 744 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Messina Main Train Stationbus bus
    40h 30m
    €175–376

Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration9h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€79Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,950.9 km
  • Duration: 12h 36m

What companies run services between Lorient, France and Messina, Italy?

You can take a bus from Lorient - Échange Bus Station to Messina Main Train Station via Grenoble, Turin, and Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II in around 40h 30m.

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