There are 11 ways to get from Messina to Helsinki by ferry, train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or night 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, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)SUF - HEL
10h 53mBus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Turku Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Turku Airport (TKU)CTA - TKU
- Take the train from Turku to Helsinki Central Station
21h 37m€102–319Ferry, train, Bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Katowice
- Take the train from Katowice to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
47h 54mBus via Kraków
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto
- Take the bus from Caserta to Kraków
- Take the bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
2d 11hFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Helsinki
2d 4h€902–1,402Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)CTA - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
12h 26m€129–328Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)PMO - HEL
12h 27m€121–284Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)CTA - HEL
7h 35m€110–262Ferry, train, Bus via Vilnius
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
2d 4hCar ferry, train, night train, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof89
- Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm CentralstationNt
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
2d 15h€370–704Bus
- Take the bus from Messina to Salerno
- Take the bus from Salerno to Rivne Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Rivne Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
3d 2h€241–455
Messina to Helsinki by car ferry, train, night train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Helsinki is to bus and fly which costs €110 - €270 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Helsinki is to bus and fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €110 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Salerno, Rivne Central Bus Station and Tallinn, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Messina and Helsinki is 2596 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Helsinki without a car is to ferry and train and Bus which takes 47h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Messina to Helsinki, including transfers.
Messina to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Salerno station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 10:59 PM in Messina and 11:59 PM in Helsinki.
Book your Messina to Helsinki bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Helsinki, Finland?
You can take a bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2 via Caserta, Kraków, Krakow Plaszow, Krakow Glowny, and Krakow MDA Bus Station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–410
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Turku Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Turku Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Turku Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Turku Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Katowice to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Katowice to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Katowice to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Turku to Helsinki Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vilnius, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Messina to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- biuro@miskrosno.pl
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Caserta to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
- 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
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +38 (032) 221-68-58
- altransinfo@gmail.com
- Website
- al-trans.com.ua
Bus from Salerno to Rivne Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en
- Schedules at
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en/routes
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Rivne Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–100
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- 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
- 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
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- 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
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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