There are 6 ways to get from Mecca to Messina by train, plane, car, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Jeddah, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airport
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)JED - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
12h€101–392Drive, ferry
- Drive from Mecca to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
2d 15h€909–1,314Train to Jeddah, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airport
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)JED - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
15h 8m€143–510Train to Jeddah, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airport
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)JED - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
14h 4mTrain to Jeddah, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airport
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Palermo Airport (PMO)JED - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
14h 40m€143–387Bus to Taif Regional Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Makkah Bus Stn to Ta'if Bus Station
- Fly from Taif Regional Airport (TIF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)TIF - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
19h 41m€166–396
Jeddah (JED) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mecca to Messina is to train and fly which costs €100 - €400 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Mecca to Messina is to train and fly which takes 12h and costs €100 - €400.
The distance between Mecca and Messina is 3106 km.
It takes approximately 12h to get from Mecca to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 2h behind Mecca. It is currently 5:21 PM in Mecca and 3:21 PM in Messina.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Mecca, Saudi Arabia and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Mecca to Messina. However, you can take the train to Jeddah Airport, take the taxi to Jeddah-Airport-JED airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania Via Archimede, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Mecca to Messina Marittima via Villa San Giovanni in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Athens, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Athens, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Riyadh, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cairo, Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Riyadh, Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Phone
- 920000329
- customerservices@sar.com.sa
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Makkah to Jeddah Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- €9–11
- Business
- €10–15
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- 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
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- care@nwbus.sa
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Makkah Bus Stn to Ta'if Bus Station
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- 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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