There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Tangier by bus, plane, car ferry, train, car, or ferry
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane CTA - TNG
10h 5mMAD 959–6,206Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchiatrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
2d 21hMAD 3,103–6,169Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Messina to Port of Palermocar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tuniscarferry
- Drive from Port of Tunis to Tangiercar
3dMAD 6,263–9,139Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Sania Ramel Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sania Ramel Airport (TTU)plane CTA - TTU
- Take the bus from Tétouan to Tangierbus
14h 31mMAD 1,139–3,796Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane PMO - TNG
11h 2mMAD 1,386–8,217Ferry, train, car ferry
- 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 Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchiatrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
2d 21hBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzonibus
- Take the bus from ROMA | Capolinea Cornelia # f1 to CIVITAVECCHIA | Via Braccianese Via Gondar # f278bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
3d 1hMAD 2,674–4,425Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Rinellaferry
- Take the ferry from Rinella to Palermoferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
3d 7hMAD 3,697–6,006
Messina to Tangier by car ferry, train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Tangier is to bus and fly which costs MAD 950 - MAD 6,500 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Tangier is to bus and fly which takes 10h 5m and costs MAD 950 - MAD 6,500.
No, there is no direct ferry from Messina to Tangier. However, there are services departing from Messina Marittima and arriving at Port of Tangier Ville via Rinella, Port of Palermo and Port of Civitavecchia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
The distance between Messina and Tangier is 1992 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Tangier without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 21h and costs MAD 3,100 - MAD 6,500.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Messina to Tangier, including transfers.
Tangier is 1h behind Messina. It is currently 12:34 PM in Messina and 11:34 AM in Tangier.
There are 620+ hotels available in Tangier.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Tangier, Morocco?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Tangier. However, you can take the bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), then take the taxi to Tangier. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Messina Marittima to Port of Tangier Ville via Villa San Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, Roma Termini, Civitavecchia, CIVITAVECCHIA | Stazione FS # f233, CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277, and Port of Civitavecchia in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–3,800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–7,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–3,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sania Ramel Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–3,600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–1,800
Flights from Palermo Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–1,800
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,400–6,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sania Ramel Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,900–7,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sania Ramel Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,300–7,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sania Ramel Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–3,800
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–3,500
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–3,500
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–2,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 120–240
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–1,400
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 330–650
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–1,600
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 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
- MAD 240–550
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–1,800
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 290–600
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 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
- MAD 290–480
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 65–100
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- 0 800 0900 30
- ctmweb.ma@gmail.com
- Website
- ctm.ma
Bus from Tétouan to Tangier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 30–45
- Schedules at
- ctm.ma
- Confort
- MAD 30–35
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzoni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 420–800
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzoni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 310–440
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 800 174 471
- Website
- servizi.cotralspa.it
Bus from ROMA | Capolinea Cornelia # f1 to CIVITAVECCHIA | Via Braccianese Via Gondar # f278
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 45–60
- Schedules at
- servizi.cotralspa.it
- 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
- MAD 10–419
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- MAD 27
- Car
- MAD 419
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 2,300–3,500
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 390–600
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–900
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- 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
- 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
- MAD 380–750
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Rinella to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 460–900
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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