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 21m$511–782Train 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 33m$342–1,333Ferry 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
18h 2m$374–1,317Train 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 24m$372–867Train 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
21h 50m$450–1,039
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 $450 - $1,100 and takes 21h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Detroit is to ferry and fly which takes 18h 2m and costs $370 - $1,400.
The distance between Messina and Detroit is 5032 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 21m to get from Messina to Detroit, including transfers.
Detroit is 6h behind Messina. It is currently 1:34 AM in Messina and 7:34 PM in Detroit.
There are 500+ 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 train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania Via Archimede, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Windsor Airport (YQG), walk to Airport at Front Entrance, then take the line 135 bus to Transit Terminal Church at Pitt.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Windsor Airport via Zurich, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Windsor Airport via Rome, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- 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
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–100
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–55
- 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
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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