There are 6 ways to get from Messina to Tunis by train, plane, car ferry, bus, 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
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Tunis (TUN)plane CTA - TUN
5h 40m$119–359Train, car ferry via Messina Centrale
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tuniscarferry
16h 22m$59–121Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tuniscarferry
15h 22m$64–156Train to Palermo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Tunis (TUN)plane PMO - TUN
7h 37m$130–385Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Messina to Palermobus 582 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tuniscarferry
- Take the bus from Port La Goulette to Rabattement 10 Décembrebus 47
16h 40mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Messina to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Palermoferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to La Golettaferry
- Take the bus from Port La Goulette to Rabattement 10 Décembrebus 47
20h 57m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Tunis (TUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Tunis is to train and car ferry via Messina Centrale which costs $55 - $130 and takes 16h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Tunis is to train and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs $110 - $360.
The distance between Messina and Tunis is 546 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Tunis without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 15h 22m and costs $60 - $160.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Messina to Tunis, including transfers.
There are 1383+ hotels available in Tunis.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Tunis, Tunisia?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Tunis. However, 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 Tunis (TUN), walk to Aeroport Carthage, then take the line 635 bus to Charguia1. Alternatively, you can take a train from Messina Centrale to Tunis Marine via Palermo Centrale, Stazione Centrale Balsamo, Crispi Scina', Port of Palermo, Port of Tunis, and Le Bac in around 15h 22m.
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- 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
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +216 80 100 345
- ecoute.clientele@transtu.tn
- Website
- transtu.tn
Bus from Port La Goulette to Rabattement 10 Décembre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- transtu.tn
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Messina to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- $45–55
- Cabin
- $70–95
Ferry from Port of Palermo to La Goletta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- $45–55
- Cabin
- $70–95
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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