There are 13 ways to get from Messina to Spain by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CTA - BCN
7h 40m€58–159Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
21h 56mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence to Perpignanbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan to Barcelonabus
27h 59m€152–256Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchiatrain Re
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
31h 31m€180–330Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- 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 58m€71–169Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CTA - MAD
8h 11m€63–218Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane PMO - VLC
8h 45m€77–243Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane PMO - BCN
8h 50m€59–203Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane PMO - PMI
10h 13m€78–213Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Seville Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane CTA - SVQ
8h 18m€72–200Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Milan Lampugnanobus Itabus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
34h 10m€169–337Ferry, 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
42h 28m€222–403Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Barcelonacar
19h 32m€312–462
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Spain is to train and fly which costs €55 - €160 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Spain is to train and fly which takes 7h 40m and costs €55 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Spain. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Barcelona via Florence and Perpignan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 59m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Messina to Spain. However, there are services departing from Messina Marittima and arriving at Port de Barcelona via Rinella, Palermo and Port of Civitavecchia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 28m.
The distance between Messina and Spain is 1309 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Spain without a car is to ferry and train which takes 21h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Messina to Spain, including transfers.
Messina to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Messina to Spain bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Spain?
You can take a bus from Messina to Barcelona via Florence and Perpignan in around 27h 59m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €12–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–390
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Messina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Perpignan to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Perpignan to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Perpignan to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from Perpignan to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Milan Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Ferry from Palermo to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- 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
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- 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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