There are 5 ways to get from Messina to Shanghai by ferry, plane, or train
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Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- 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
18h 57m¥2,302–9,631Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- 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¥1,935–8,237Ferry, 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
20h 12mTrain 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¥2,772–7,509Train 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 21m¥2,285–8,687
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) 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 - ¥8500 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 - ¥8500.
The distance between Messina and Shanghai is 9227 km.
It takes approximately 18h 57m to get from Messina to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 6h ahead of Messina. It is currently 2:08 AM in Messina and 8:08 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1669+ 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 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 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 train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania Via Archimede, 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.
- 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
- ¥2,100–16,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–14,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Athens, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–12,000
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
- ¥1,700–13,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–13,000
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
- ¥2,200–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–10,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–20,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
- 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
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tel Aviv, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–11,000
- 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
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–10,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–20,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
- 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
- ¥1,900–9,500
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥90–160
- 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 8m
- 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 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–240
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- ¥35–65
- 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
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