There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Manchester by train, plane, ferry, or bus
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 Manchester Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CTA - MAN
8h 10m£58–171Ferry, 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 Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
25h 5mBus, train
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Mons - Place Léopoldbus
- Take the train from Mons to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
38h 3m£373–559Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane CTA - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
12h 36m£84–237Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PMO - MAN
10h 15m£71–208Train 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 Manchester Piccadillytrain
10h 24m£85–245Train 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
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
10h 38m£134–362Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane CTA - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
10h 36m£88–259Bus
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Naples Metropark Central Parkingbus
- Take the bus from Naples - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
47h 13m£180–323
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Manchester is to train and fly which costs £55 - £180 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Manchester is to train and fly which takes 8h 10m and costs £55 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina station to Manchester station. However, there are services departing from Messina Main Train Station and arriving at Manchester Central Coach Station via Naples - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 13m.
The distance between Messina and Manchester is 1456 miles.
The best way to get from Messina to Manchester without a car is to ferry and train which takes 25h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Messina to Manchester, including transfers.
Messina to Manchester bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Messina Main Train Station.
Messina to Manchester bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Naples Metropark Central Parking station.
Manchester is 1h behind Messina. It is currently 6:58 PM in Messina and 5:58 PM in Manchester.
Book your Messina to Manchester bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Manchester, England?
You can take a bus from Messina Main Train Station to Manchester Central Coach Station via Naples - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 47h 13m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Liverpool via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Liverpool via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Liverpool via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Manchester Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Birmingham Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–260
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Mons to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Mons - Place Léopold
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £220–310
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Naples Metropark Central Parking
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Naples - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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