There are 5 ways to get from Messina to Tokyo by ferry, plane, bus, or train
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 Tokyo International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane REG - HND
24h 37m¥56,518–191,826Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane CTA - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
25h 4m¥52,339–164,453Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane CTA - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
19h 46m¥53,889–177,153Ferry, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Tokyo 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 Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SUF - HND
20h 54mTrain to Palermo Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane PMO - HND
26h 59m¥88,881–186,582
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Tokyo is to bus and fly and train which costs ¥50000 - ¥170000 and takes 25h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Tokyo is to bus and fly and train which takes 19h 46m and costs ¥50000 - ¥180000.
The distance between Messina and Tokyo is 10057 km.
It takes approximately 24h 37m to get from Messina to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 8h ahead of Messina. It is currently 12:18 PM in Messina and 8:18 PM in Tokyo.
There are 11011+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Tokyo, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Tokyo. 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 Tokyo International Airport (HND), walk to Haneda Airport Terminal 1, take the train to Monorail Hamamatsuchō, walk to Hamamatsuchō, then take the train to Tōkyō Station. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Narita International Airport (NRT), walk to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station, then take the train to Tōkyō Station.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Rome, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–170,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–170,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–160,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–150,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Narita International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–260,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–500,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Narita International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–500,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–490,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Vienna, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Narita International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–260,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–500,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–4,700
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,980
- 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
- ¥3,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.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
- ¥650–750
- 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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