There are 7 ways to get from Messina to Palma by ferry, plane, train, bus, car ferry, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane REG - PMI
8h 32m€70–261Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane CTA - PMI
7h 46m€67–204Ferry, train, bus, car ferry
- 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 bus from Turin to Barcelonabus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
31h 44mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the bus from Naples - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
39h 16m€123–328Car ferry, night train, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the night train from Villa S.Giovanni to Civitavecchianighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonaferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
39h 53m€146–345Ferry, train 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
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane SUF - PMI
12h 52mTrain to Palermo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane PMO - PMI
8h 29m€72–226
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Palma is to train and fly which costs €70 - €230 and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Palma is to bus and fly which takes 7h 46m and costs €65 - €210.
The distance between Messina and Palma is 1163 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Palma without a car is to ferry and train and bus and car ferry which takes 31h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Messina to Palma, including transfers.
There are 1841+ hotels available in Palma.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Palma, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Palma. However, 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 Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI), walk to 547-Aeroport - Arribades, then take the bus to 452-Gabriel Alomar - Àrea d'intercanvi Sindicat. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Messina Marittima to Port de Palma de Mallorca via Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, Torino Porta Susa, Turin, Barcelona, Tetuan, Paral·lel, and Port de Barcelona in around 31h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Villa S.Giovanni to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Turin to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Turin to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Naples - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- 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
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- 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
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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