There are 5 ways to get from Messina to Detroit by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Detroit
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Detroit (DTW)plane CTA - DTW
18h 8m$564–780Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Windsor Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane CTA - YQG
21h 13m$365–1,431Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Detroit (DTW)plane REG - DTW
17h 38m$369–1,513Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Detroit (DTW)plane PMO - DTW
20h 19m$383–970Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane CTA - YYZ
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
22h$443–932
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Detroit is to train and fly which costs $440 - $950 and takes 22h.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Detroit is to ferry and fly which takes 17h 38m and costs $360 - $1,600.
The distance between Messina and Detroit is 5032 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 8m to get from Messina to Detroit, including transfers.
Detroit is 6h behind Messina. It is currently 1:44 PM in Messina and 7:44 AM in Detroit.
There are 1026+ hotels available in Detroit.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Detroit, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Detroit. However, 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 Detroit (DTW), walk to Metro Airport McNamara Terminal, then take the line 261 bus to Cass & Michigan. Alternatively, 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 Detroit (DTW), walk to Metro Airport McNamara Terminal, then take the line 261 bus to Cass & Michigan.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Windsor Airport via Zurich, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Windsor Airport via Venice, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–95
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
- 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
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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