There are 5 ways to get from Messina to Melbourne by train, plane, bus, shuttle, or busferry
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 Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CTA - MEL
37h 11m$745–2,267Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PMO - MEL
31h 58m$774–1,525Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane CTA - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
35h 36m$1,045–4,067Train, shuttle, bus and ferry to Malta International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Port to Pozzallo Port
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MLA - MEL
36h 5m$980–2,261Train, shuttle to Trapani Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Palermo to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TPS - MEL
34h 19m$884–2,701
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $750 - $1,600 and takes 31h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 31h 58m and costs $750 - $1,600.
The distance between Messina and Melbourne is 15765 km.
It takes approximately 37h 11m to get from Messina to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of Messina. It is currently 12:57 AM in Messina and 8:57 AM in Melbourne.
There are 3576+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Melbourne. 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 Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the train to Palermo Centrale, take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta International Airport, Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta International Airport, Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malta International Airport, Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Malta International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- 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
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Shuttle from Catania Port to Pozzallo Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Palermo to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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