There are 5 ways to get from Miami to Messina by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MIA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
17h 20m€290–625Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MIA - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
18h 5m€305–1,006Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane MIA - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
17h 24mFly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MIA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
19h 20m€386–913Fly to Naples Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MIA - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
20h 25m
Miami International Airport (MIA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Miami to Messina is to fly and train which costs €290 - €650 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Messina is to fly and train which takes 17h 20m and costs €290 - €650.
The distance between Miami and Messina is 8840 km.
It takes approximately 17h 20m to get from Miami to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 6h ahead of Miami. It is currently 1:27 AM in Miami and 7:27 AM in Messina.
There are 1076+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Miami to Messina. However, you can take the vehicle to Miami International Airport, walk to Miami International Airport (MIA) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania Via Archimede, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Miami International Airport, walk to Miami International Airport (MIA) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the bus to Reggio di Calabria - Porto, walk to Reggio Calabria, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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