There are 7 ways to get from Messina to Lefkada by ferry, car, car ferry, busferry, bus, plane, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, drive, car ferry
best- 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 Lefkadacar
16h 17m€133–258Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Preveza Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane CTA - PVK
10h 5m€98–429Bus and ferry, bus, drive
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Tepelenëbus
- Take the bus from Tepelenë to Artabus
- Drive from Arta to Lefkadacar
24h 56mFerry, train, car ferry, bus, taxi
- 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 Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Prevezabus
- Take the taxi from Preveza to Lefkadataxi
20h 11mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Agríniobus
- Take the bus from Agrinio to Lefkádabus
34h 21mTrain to Palermo Airport, fly to Preveza Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane PMO - PVK
14h 2m€118–432Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- 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 Lefkádabus
13h 49m€102–256
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Preveza Airport (PVK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Lefkada is to bus and fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 13h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Lefkada is to bus and fly which takes 10h 5m and costs €95 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Lefkada. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Nikiána via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Agrinio and Lefkáda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 21m.
The distance between Messina and Lefkada is 819 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Lefkada without a car is to ferry and train and car ferry and bus and taxi which takes 20h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 17m to get from Messina to Lefkada, including transfers.
Messina to Lefkada bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Lefkada bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
Lefkada is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 1:12 AM in Messina and 2:12 AM in Lefkada.
There are 1976+ hotels available in Lefkada.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Lefkada, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Lefkada. However, you can take the ferry to Villa San Giovanni, drive to Porto Di Brindisi, take the car ferry to Port of Igoumenitsa, then drive to Lefkada. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Lefkada via Vlorë, Vlore , station, Tepelenë, and Arta in around 24h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Palermo Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- 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
- €24–35
- 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
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Tepelenë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tepelenë to Arta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tepelenë to Arta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- 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
- +3026820 22213
- ktelprevezasonline@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelprevezas.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://ktelprevezas.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Agrínio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 26410 54444
- info@ktel-aitolnias.gr
- Website
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
Bus from Agrinio to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
- Phone
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- 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
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Taxi Preveza
- Phone
- +30 694 444 4064
Preveza Airport Taxi & Mini Bus Service
- Phone
- +30 697 585 1038
- Website
- prevezaairport.com
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