There are 5 ways to get from Metz to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car 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, fly
best- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LUX - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 51m€93–297Train, ferry
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
19h 42mBus via Milan
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messinabus N597 / ...
27h 20m€160–250Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Metz to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar
30h 20m€277–408Bus
- Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
27h 49m€240–340
Luxembourg (LUX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Metz to Messina is to train and fly which costs €90 - €300 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Metz to Messina is to train and fly which takes 8h 51m and costs €90 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from METZ - Gare Routiere and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica. Services depart once a week. The journey takes approximately 27h 49m.
The distance between Metz and Messina is 1695 km.
The best way to get from Metz to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 19h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Metz to Messina, including transfers.
Metz to Messina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Metz - Bus Station.
Metz to Messina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
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There are 1144+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Metz, France and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Metz - Bus Station to Messina via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 27h 20m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Luxembourg to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Luxembourg to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €240–340
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- 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 Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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