There are 4 ways to get from Miami to Messina by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MIA - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
17h 11m€286–609Fly 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 18mFly 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€295–906Fly 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€367–806
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 bus which costs €280 - €650 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Messina is to fly and bus which takes 17h 11m and costs €280 - €650.
The distance between Miami and Messina is 8839 km.
It takes approximately 17h 11m to get from Miami to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 6h ahead of Miami. It is currently 4:43 PM in Miami and 10:43 PM 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 Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop, then take the bus to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura. 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
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–490
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Miami International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- 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
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.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
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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