There are 4 ways to get from Messina to Beijing by ferry, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane REG - PEK
18h 3m¥2,204–7,631Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 22m¥1,782–6,225Ferry, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly
- 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
16h 59mTrain to Palermo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane PMO - PEK
18h 49m¥1,962–6,973
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Beijing is to train and fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥6500 and takes 17h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Beijing is to train and fly which takes 17h 22m and costs ¥1700 - ¥6500.
The distance between Messina and Beijing is 8227 km.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Messina to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 7h ahead of Messina. It is currently 3:52 AM in Messina and 10:52 AM in Beijing.
There are 1052+ 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 Reggio di Calabria, walk to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, take the line 28 bus to Reggio Calabria Airport, 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 Via Archimede, 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–10,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥55–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥60–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥80–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–400
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–240
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥65–90
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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