There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Madrid by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, car, shuttle, or night train
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CTA - MAD
7h 56m€62–226Ferry, 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 Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
25h 28mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N597 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Madridbus FlixBus N1138
41h 35m€237–404Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Messina to Port of Salernocarferry
- Drive from Port of Salerno to Madridcar
29h 54m€369–560Train to Palermo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane PMO - MAD
9h 13m€79–229Ferry, train, shuttle to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Take a shuttle bus from S. Eufemia Lamezia Terme - Stazione FS to 2º Reggimento Aves Sirio
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SUF - MAD
10h 44mFerry, night train, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the night train from Villa S.Giovanni to Genova P.Za Principenighttrain Ini
- Take the bus from Genoa to Marseillebus
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
33h 29mCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni Station to Padova bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
45h 18m€167–271
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs €60 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Madrid via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 35m.
The distance between Messina and Madrid is 1753 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Madrid without a car is to ferry and train which takes 25h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Messina to Madrid, including transfers.
Messina to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Book your Messina to Madrid bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 6997+ hotels available in Madrid.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a bus from Messina to Madrid via Milan in around 41h 35m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- 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
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €200–390
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- 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
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Villa S.Giovanni to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Shuttle from S. Eufemia Lamezia Terme - Stazione FS to 2º Reggimento Aves Sirio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- lameziamultiservizi.it
- Phone
- +39 0965644747
- prenotazioni@autolineefederico.it
- Website
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni Station to Padova bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- 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 Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €29
- Cars
- €60
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
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