There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Palma by ferry, plane, bus, car ferry, train, 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
7h 52m€97–285Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane CTA - PMI
8h 35m€72–163Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence to Barcelonabus
- Take the carferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
36h 26m€171–575Ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Tiburtinatrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Civitavecchiatrain Re
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the carferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
38h 25mFerry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Bresciatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Brescia to Toulonbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port d'Alcúdiaferry
- Take the train from Sa Pobla Estació to Estació Intermodaltrain T2
41h 12mTrain 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 20m€88–225Car ferry, night train
- Take the carferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the nighttrain from Villa S.Giovanni to Civitavecchianighttrain Ini
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the carferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
39h 4m€188–649Bus, car ferry via Nice Airport (NCE)
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19bus
- Take the bus from Sala Consilina to Nice Airportbus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Valencia to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
2d 1h€219–636Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Rinellaferry
- Take the ferry from Rinella to Palermoferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the carferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
2d 1h€252–680
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Palma is to train and fly which costs €70 - €170 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Palma is to ferry and fly which takes 7h 52m and costs €95 - €290.
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, Palermo, Port of Civitavecchia and Port de Barcelona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Messina and Palma is 1161 km.
Book your Messina to Palma ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Messina to Palma without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 36h 26m and costs €170 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Messina to Palma, including transfers.
There are 1881+ 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 1161-Àrea d'intercanvi Palau de Congressos. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Messina Main Train Station to Port de Palma de Mallorca via Florence, Barcelona, Tetuan, Paral·lel, and Port de Barcelona in around 36h 26m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Sa Pobla Estació to Estació Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Consorci de Transports de Mallorca
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Villa S.Giovanni to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brescia to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sala Consilina to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Rinella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Rinella to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- 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
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- 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
- €37–270
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Lobby Bar
- €37
- Cabin
- €130
- Seating
- €58
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Valencia to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–139
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- No car, Seat
- €23
- Non car, Cabin
- €139
- Car, Seat
- €60
- Car, Cabin
- €112
Ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–238
- Schedules at
- trasmed.com
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–238
- Schedules at
- trasmed.com
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–238
- Schedules at
- trasmed.com
- 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
- €23–247
- Schedules at
- trasmed.com
- No car. Seat
- €60
- Car. Seat
- €105
- Car. Bed
- €247
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–238
- Schedules at
- trasmed.com
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port d'Alcúdia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
- 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
- €1–100
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €35–100
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