There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Palma by bus, plane, train, car ferry, ferry, or night train
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
best- 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 44m€66–194Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Roma Ostiensetrain
- Take the train from Roma Ostiense to Civitavecchiatrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
39h 12m€212–587Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Naples Metropark Central Parkingbus
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Toulonbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port d'Alcúdiaferry
- Take the bus from Centre històric to Estació Intermodalbus 302
41h 29m€157–275Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly
- 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 16m€86–275Ferry, 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
8h 21mTrain 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 27m€82–242Car 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 20m€165–590Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Rinellaferry
- Take the ferry from Rinella to Palermoferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
47h 49m€249–671Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Messina Centrale Station to Battipaglia Ospedalebus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia to Nice Airportbus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Valencia to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
2d€200–547
Messina to Palma by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Palma is to bus and fly which costs €65 - €200 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Palma is to bus and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €65 - €200.
No, there is no direct ferry from Messina to Palma. However, there are services departing from Messina Marittima and arriving at Port de Palma de Mallorca via Rinella, Port of Palermo, Port of Civitavecchia and Port de Barcelona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 49m.
The distance between Messina and Palma is 1207 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Palma without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 39h 12m and costs €210 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Messina to Palma, including transfers.
There are 1816+ 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 bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 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 train from Messina Centrale to Port de Palma de Mallorca via Roma Ostiense, Civitavecchia, CIVITAVECCHIA | Stazione FS # f233, CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277, Port of Civitavecchia, Port de Barcelona, and Port de Barcelona in around 39h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- 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
- €50–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Roma Ostiense
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Ostiense to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Ostiense to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- 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 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Villa S.Giovanni to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Naples Metropark Central Parking
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Battipaglia to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 971 17 77 77
- Website
- tib.org
Bus from Centre històric to Estació Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.tib.org/en/inici
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Centrale Station to Battipaglia Ospedale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Valencia to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- 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
- €65–290
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
Car ferry from Port of Valencia to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37–200
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Lobby Bar
- €37
- Cabin
- €130
- Seating
- €58
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–238
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
Car ferry from Port of Valencia to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–247
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- No car. Seat
- €60
- Car. Seat
- €105
- Car. Bed
- €247
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port d'Alcúdia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- 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
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Rinella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Rinella to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- 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
- +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
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
- 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
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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