There are 11 ways to get from Messina to London by train, plane, ferry, bus, or train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to London City Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane CTA - LCY
9h 22m£91–264Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CTA - STN
8h 21m£62–255Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
21h 18mBus, train
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavorobus
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Parigibus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
37h 42m£240–408Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CTA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
8h 8m£77–259Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CTA - LHR
9h 17m£109–295Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane CTA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
8h 15m£63–173Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CTA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
9h 6m£77–260Train to Palermo Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PMO - LHR
9h 43m£114–404Train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
29h 33m£412–674Bus
- Take the bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
38h 45m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to London City Airport (LCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to London is to train and fly which costs £60 - £180 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to London is to train and fly which takes 8h 8m and costs £75 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to London. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at London Victoria via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Brussels Midi / Brussels South West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 45m.
The distance between Messina and London is 1291 miles.
The best way to get from Messina to London without a car is to ferry and train which takes 21h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Messina to London, including transfers.
Messina to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
The best way to get from Messina to London is to train which takes 29h 33m and costs £410 - £700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 38h 45m.
Messina to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
London is 1h behind Messina. It is currently 5:16 PM in Messina and 4:16 PM in London.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and London, England?
You can take a train from Messina Centrale to London St Pancras Intl via Torino Porta Nuova, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 29h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Messina to London Victoria via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Brussels Midi / Brussels South West in around 38h 45m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London City Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Perugia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Stansted Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Stansted Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Birmingham Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Birmingham Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London City Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £140–250
- 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
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Cosenza to Parigi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
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