There are 5 ways to get from Messina to Detroit by bus, plane, ferry, 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.
Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Detroit
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Detroit (DTW)plane CTA - DTW
17h 36m$510–762Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Windsor Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane CTA - YQG
19h 32m$341–1,313Ferry 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$368–1,409Train 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 28m$375–1,139Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- 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 2m$439–1,114
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Detroit is to bus and fly and train which costs $430 - $1,200 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Detroit is to bus and fly which takes 17h 36m and costs $500 - $800.
The distance between Messina and Detroit is 5033 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 36m to get from Messina to Detroit, including transfers.
Detroit is 6h behind Messina. It is currently 1:10 PM in Messina and 7:10 AM in Detroit.
There are 418+ 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 bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, 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 bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, 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
- airfrance.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Windsor Airport via Rome, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Windsor Airport via Montreal, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- 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
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- 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
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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