There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Kalamata by bus, plane, busferry, ferry, train, or car
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane CTA - KLX
9h 18m€118–431Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CTA - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
10h 29m€95–245Bus and ferry, bus
- 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 8mFerry, 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 Re
- 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 55mFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsaferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Kalamatacar
19h 48m€182–282Train 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 9m€139–504Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane CTA - ZTH
- Take the bus from Kyllíni to Pýrgosbus
- Take the bus from Pýrgos to Kalamatabus
15h 50m€119–347Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PMO - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
13h 36m€111–268Bus and ferry, bus via Kalamata
- 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 38m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Kalamata is to bus and fly which costs €90 - €250 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Kalamata is to bus and fly which takes 9h 18m and costs €110 - €440.
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 Vlore , station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 8m.
The distance between Messina and Kalamata is 728 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Kalamata without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 29h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 18m 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 11:55 AM in Messina and 12:55 PM in Kalamata.
There are 276+ 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 bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, 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, Vlore , station, and Ioannina in around 29h 8m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- 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
- 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 Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- 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
- 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
- +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 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
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/
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 Pýrgos to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- 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
- +30 26210 20600
- ktelias@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelileias.gr
Bus from Kyllíni to Pýrgos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- ktelileias.gr
- Book at
- online.ktelileias.gr
- 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
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- 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
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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