There are 13 ways to get from Messina to Pavia by ferry, plane, train, bus, night train, car ferry, or car
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 to Milan Linate Airport
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane REG - LIN
5h 45m€80–167Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CTA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Bovisa Politecnicotrain
- Take the train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Paviatrain
6h 55m€36–155Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain 8158
12h 11mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Milano, San Donato M3bus N528
19h 17m€55–164Night train
- Take the night train from Messina Centrale to Pavianighttrain Ini
18h 7m€110–220Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane CTA - LIN
6h 9m€75–171Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CTA - BGY
6h 50m€66–225Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane CTA - GOA
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Paviatrain
7h 16m€66–234Train, bus to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Catania Via Archimede to Ragusa Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane CIY - LIN
8h 55m€131–336Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CTA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
7h 20m€63–210Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane CTA - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
8h€70–266Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa San Giovanni to Rho Fiera Milanotrain 8143
13h 47m€165–362Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Paviacar
11h 43m€192–282
Messina to Pavia by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Pavia is to train and fly which costs €35 - €160 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Pavia is to ferry and fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €80 - €170.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Messina Centrale and arriving at Pavia. This train operates Saturday. The journey takes approximately 18h 7m.
The distance between Messina and Pavia is 1037 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Pavia without a car is to ferry and train which takes 12h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Messina to Pavia, including transfers.
Messina to Pavia train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Messina Centrale station.
Messina to Pavia train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, arrive at Pavia station.
There are 620+ hotels available in Pavia.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Pavia, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Messina to Milano, San Donato M3 once daily. Tickets cost €90–160 and the journey takes 18h 20m. Autoservizi Salemi Srl also services this route once a week. Alternatively, Trenitalia Intercity Night operates a vehicle from Messina Centrale to Pavia once a week. Tickets cost €110–220 and the journey takes 18h 7m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–490
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–380
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–600
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–490
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–380
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–90
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–390
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–550
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Villa San Giovanni to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Messina Centrale to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- 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
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Bovisa Politecnico
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €29–40
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Milano, San Donato M3
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina to Milano, San Donato M3
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Catania Via Archimede to Ragusa Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Schedules at
- interbus.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
- €4–8
- 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
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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