There are 6 ways to get from Messina to Manhattan by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CTA - JFK
15h$386–745Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CTA - LGA
17h 8m$315–1,130Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane REG - JFK
15h 59m$411–879Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CTA - EWR
17h 2m$402–905Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CTA - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
18h 14m$457–1,580Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane PMO - EWR
17h 23m$412–894
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Manhattan is to ferry and fly which costs $410 - $900 and takes 15h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Manhattan is to train and fly which takes 15h and costs $380 - $750.
The distance between Messina and Manhattan is 4659 miles.
It takes approximately 15h to get from Messina to Manhattan, including transfers.
Manhattan is 6h behind Messina. It is currently 7:20 AM in Messina and 1:20 AM in Manhattan.
There are 3700+ hotels available in Manhattan.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Manhattan, NY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Manhattan. However, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania Via Archimede, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), walk to Terminal 4, take the vehicle to Jamaica Station, walk to Jamaica, then take the train to Grand Central Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Reggio di Calabria, walk to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, take the line 28 bus to Reggio Calabria Airport, walk to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), walk to Terminal 4, take the vehicle to Jamaica Station, walk to Jamaica, then take the train to Grand Central Terminal.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Laguardia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Laguardia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- lacompagnie.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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