There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Helsinki by bus, plane, ferry, train, car, or car ferry
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 Helsinki Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CTA - HEL
7h 35m€108–254Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane CTA - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
11h 45m€103–418Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
47h 36mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 12h€242–425Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Helsinkicar
2d 4h€902–1,402Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane PMO - HEL
12h 28m€119–342Ferry, train, bus via Vilnius
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2dCar ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Salernotrain Ic
- Take the bus from Salerno to Kielcebus
- Take the bus from Kielce, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 15h€257–440Car ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Messina to Port of Salernocarferry
- Take the bus from Salerno to Rivne Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rivne Central Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
3d 2h€225–337
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Helsinki is to bus and fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Helsinki is to bus and fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €100 - €260.
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 Bologna Centrale and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Messina and Helsinki is 2758 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Helsinki without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 47h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Messina to Helsinki, including transfers.
Messina to Helsinki bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Messina station.
Messina to Helsinki bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bologna station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 7:45 PM in Messina and 8:45 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 to Helsinki, Bus Station via Bologna Centrale and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
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 Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- 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 Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kielce, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- biuro@miskrosno.pl
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Salerno to Kielce
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €131
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
- 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
- €100–120
- 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, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://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
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- 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
- €20–35
- 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
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
Car ferry from Messina to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €29
- Cars
- €60
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