There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Málaga by bus, plane, ferry, train, car, car ferry, or night train
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Málaga Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)CTA - AGP
8h 51m€84–211Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta SusaFr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part DieuFr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
28h 21mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Messina to Port of Palermo
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Drive from Port of Tunis to Oran
- Take the car ferry from Oran to Alicante
- Drive from Alicante to Málaga
44h 11m€321–463Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Messina Centrale to Genova P.Za PrincipeIni
- Take the bus from Genoa Piazza Acquaverde to Malaga Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3575 / ...
47h 5m€160–227Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Málaga Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Málaga Airport (AGP)PMO - AGP
12h 4m€87–271Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)CTA - GRX
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Malaga Eeaa
13h 31m€134–307Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Seville Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Seville Airport (SVQ)CTA - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
9h 35m€99–358Bus
- Take the bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanoN597 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Malaga Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3575 / ...
2d 1h€121–253
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Málaga is to train and fly which costs €85 - €280 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Málaga is to bus and fly which takes 8h 51m and costs €80 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Málaga station. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Malaga Central Bus Station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Messina and Málaga is 1844 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Málaga without a car is to ferry and train which takes 28h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Messina to Málaga, including transfers.
Messina to Málaga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Málaga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
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You can take a bus from Messina to Malaga Central Bus Station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 2d 1h.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Seville Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Messina Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Genoa Piazza Acquaverde to Malaga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Malaga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- contact@algerieferries.dz
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Oran to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €101–102
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
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