There are 6 ways to get from Miami to Messina by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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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 25m€390–624Fly to Trapani Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane MIA - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Terminal Busbus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
24h 43m€378–1,260Fly 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
18h 1mFly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MIA - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
18h 3mFly 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
18h 55m€416–908Fly 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 S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
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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 €390 - €650 and takes 17h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Messina is to fly and train which takes 17h 25m and costs €390 - €650.
The distance between Miami and Messina is 8840 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Miami to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 6h ahead of Miami. It is currently 12:44 PM in Miami and 6:44 PM in Messina.
There are 1039+ 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 Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF), walk to Lamezia Terme Airport, take the bus to Lamezia Terme Train Station, walk to Lamezia Terme C., take the train to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Trapani Airport via Zurich, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Trapani Airport via Munich, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- 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
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- 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
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.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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