There are 4 ways to get from Mecca to Messina by train, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airporttrain
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane JED - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 21m€176–528Train, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airporttrain
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane JED - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
14h 29m€222–794Train, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airporttrain
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane JED - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
14h 22mTrain, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airporttrain
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane JED - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 40m€212–642
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 €170 - €550 and takes 13h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Mecca to Messina is to train and fly which takes 13h 21m and costs €170 - €550.
The distance between Mecca and Messina is 3106 km.
It takes approximately 13h 21m to get from Mecca to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Mecca. It is currently 9:58 PM in Mecca and 8:58 PM in Messina.
There are 1109+ 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 the train to Jeddah Airport, take the taxi to Jeddah-Airport-JED airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the line 27 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, walk to Reggio di Calabria, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Jeddah to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Jeddah to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Jeddah to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Jeddah to Palermo Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Phone
- 920000329
- customerservices@sar.com.sa
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Makkah to Jeddah Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–22
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- €6–9
- Business
- €11–16
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.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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