There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Messina by train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
16h 36mTrain to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 25m€80–240Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
27h€106–220Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar
28h 1m€202–299Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Messina Centraletrain 96701
24h 25m€199–343Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LYS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 54m€106–270Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GVA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 48m€93–285Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LYS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 44m€93–294Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GVA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 34m€115–359
Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Messina is to train and fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 54m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Messina station. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Messina Main Train Station via Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Messina. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Messina Centrale via Torino Porta Susa and Torino Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 25m.
The distance between Lyon and Messina is 1662 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 16h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 36m to get from Lyon to Messina, including transfers.
Lyon to Messina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Messina train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Messina is to bus which takes 27h and costs €100 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €190 - €350 and takes 24h 25m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Messina Main Train Station via Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station and Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II in around 27h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Messina Centrale via Torino Porta Susa and Torino Porta Nuova in around 24h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–100
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–390
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Lyon to Messina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station.
Lyon to Messina train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
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