There are 4 ways to get from Messina to Melbourne by train, plane, or ferry
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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
28h 26m$845–3,465Train 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$972–1,720Ferry, train to Naples Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Centraletrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NAP - MEL
33h 2mTrain to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane CTA - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
30h 24m$1,031–2,755
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 $800 - $3,500 and takes 28h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 28h 26m and costs $800 - $3,500.
The distance between Messina and Melbourne is 15764 km.
It takes approximately 28h 26m to get from Messina to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of Messina. It is currently 2:43 AM in Messina and 10:43 AM in Melbourne.
There are 3422+ 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, 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
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- 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
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- 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
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