There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Kalamata by train, plane, busferry, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane CTA - KLX
10h 9m€129–447Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CTA - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
11h 16m€91–261Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Agríniobus
- Take the bus from Agrínio to Kalamatabus
28h 58mFerry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamatabus
29h 16mFerry, drive, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Kalamatacar
19h 53m€172–272Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane PMO - KLX
13h 10m€139–487Bus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Kalamatabus
29h 9mBus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina #2
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Kalamatabus
29h 39m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Kalamata is to train and fly and bus which costs €90 - €270 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Kalamata is to train and fly which takes 10h 9m and costs €120 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Kalamata. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Kalamata via Vlorë and Agrínio. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 58m.
The distance between Messina and Kalamata is 727 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Kalamata without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 28h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Messina to Kalamata, including transfers.
Messina to Kalamata bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Kalamata bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Vlorë station.
Kalamata is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 9:00 AM in Messina and 10:00 AM in Kalamata.
There are 1192+ hotels available in Kalamata.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Kalamata, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Kalamata. 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 Kalamata International Airport (KLX), walk to Kalamata Airport, then take the bus to Kalamata. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Kalamata via Vlorë, Vlorë, and Agrínio in around 28h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Agrínio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Agrínio to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
Bus from Ioannina to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- 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
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- 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
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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