There are 5 ways to get from Messina to Beijing by ferry, plane, or train
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Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane REG - PEK
17h 2mTrain to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane CTA - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
18h 38m¥1,907–6,164Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane CTA - PEK
17h 13m¥3,008–14,159Ferry, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane SUF - PEK
20h 39mTrain to Palermo Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane PMO - PEK
19h 15m¥2,636–7,893
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Beijing is to train and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥6500 and takes 18h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Beijing is to train and fly which takes 17h 13m and costs ¥3000 - ¥15000.
The distance between Messina and Beijing is 8232 km.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from Messina to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 7h ahead of Messina. It is currently 4:50 AM in Messina and 11:50 AM in Beijing.
There are 1216+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Beijing, China?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Beijing. However, you can take the ferry to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, take the train to Reggio Calabria C.Le, walk to Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi, take the line 118 bus to Ravagnese - Aeroporto, walk to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), walk to Beijing Capital Airport T2, then take the subway to Dongzhimen. Alternatively, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), walk to Beijing Capital Airport T2, then take the subway to Dongzhimen.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥90–130
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–270
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥180–320
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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