There are 4 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 51m€290–774Fly 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
17h 32m€315–1,006Fly 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 19mFly 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 10m€385–708
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 - €800 and takes 17h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Messina is to fly and ferry which takes 17h 32m and costs €310 - €1100.
The distance between Miami and Messina is 8840 km.
It takes approximately 17h 51m to get from Miami to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 5h ahead of Miami. It is currently 10:25 PM in Miami and 3:25 AM in Messina.
There are 1031+ 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 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–850
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- 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
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €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
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- 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
- 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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