There are 6 ways to get from Messina to Shanghai by train, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CTA - PVG
18h 2m¥1,934–7,735Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane REG - PVG
19h 8m¥2,401–10,130Ferry, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SUF - PVG
18h 54mTrain to Palermo Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PMO - PVG
20h 38m¥2,771–7,500Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane CTA - SHA
22h 26m¥1,984–9,185Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane CTA - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
25h 38m¥2,098–8,430
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥8000 and takes 18h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 18h 2m and costs ¥1900 - ¥8000.
The distance between Messina and Shanghai is 9385 km.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Messina to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 6h ahead of Messina. It is currently 3:42 PM in Messina and 9:42 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1684+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Shanghai, China?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Shanghai. 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), walk to Pudong International Airport, take the train to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, then take the line 2 subway to West Nanjing Road. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Reggio di Calabria, walk to Reggio di Calabria - Porto, take the bus to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, walk to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), walk to Pudong International Airport, take the train to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, then take the line 2 subway to West Nanjing Road.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–18,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Athens, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Athens, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–10,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–18,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–10,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥90–150
- 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
- ¥100–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥220–360
- 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
- ¥75–170
- 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
- ¥85–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥180–390
- 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 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–240
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
- 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
- ¥30–65
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around China
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
Travelling by boat in Italy
Read the travel guide























