There are 11 ways to get from Messina to Chiavari by bus, plane, train, ferry, car ferry, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)CTA - GOA
- Take the train from Genova Sestri Ponen. to Chiavari
6h 31m€77–204Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Parma Bus StationItabus
- Take the train from Parma to Chiavari3261
20h 12m€46–85Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli AfragolaFa / ...
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Roma TerminiFr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to ChiavariFb / ...
11h 34mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the bus from Villa S. Giovanni to Genoa Piazza della VittoriaReggio Calabria
17h 34mCar ferry, night train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the night train from Villa S.Giovanni to ChiavariIni
15h 28m€82–159Bus, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)CTA - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Chiavari
6h 13m€74–304Bus, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)CTA - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Chiavari
7h 59m€72–305Bus, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)CTA - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Chiavari
8h 16m€89–354Bus, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)CTA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Chiavari
8h 52m€53–264Bus, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)CTA - LIN
- Take the train from Pavia to Chiavari
8h 36m€75–281Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Chiavari
10h 42m€172–262
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Chiavari is to bus and train which costs €45 - €85 and takes 20h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Chiavari is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 13m and costs €70 - €310.
The distance between Messina and Chiavari is 1079 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Chiavari without a car is to ferry and train which takes 11h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Messina to Chiavari, including transfers.
There are 3053+ hotels available in Chiavari.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Chiavari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Chiavari. However, you can take the bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA), walk to Genova Sestri Ponen., then take the train to Chiavari. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Messina Marittima to Chiavari via Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, Napoli Afragola, and Roma Termini in around 11h 34m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pisa International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–410
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Sestri Ponen. to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pavia to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €18–26
Train from Parma to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pavia to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €14–19
- Base Standard
- €29–40
- Base Premium
- €35–55
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pavia to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Villa S.Giovanni to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–80
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Pavia to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Villa S. Giovanni to Genoa Piazza della Vittoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Parma Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Parma Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.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
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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