There are 12 ways to get from Modena to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BLQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
6h 25m€47–462Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Villa San Giovanni8111 / ...
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
10h 58mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Modena Via Barbato Zanoni to Villa San Giovanni Central Bus StationAutolinee Federico 201r 25tir
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
14h 30mNight train
- Take the night train from Modena to Messina CentraleIni
14h 12m€75–110Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)BLQ - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
5h 55m€81–445Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)FLR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
7h 22m€55–525Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Modena to Pisa Centrale
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)PSA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
8h 19m€77–227Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BLQ - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
8h 17m€73–501Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)VRN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
8h 9m€56–529Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Modena Nord to Villa San GiovanniMilano
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
14h 57m€70–114Train
- Take the train from Modena to Messina Centrale96701
15h 34m€55–80Drive, ferry
- Drive from Modena to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
10h 49m€162–234
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modena to Messina is to train which costs €55 - €80 and takes 15h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Modena to Messina is to fly and ferry which takes 5h 55m and costs €80 - €450.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Modena and arriving at Messina Centrale. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 12m.
The distance between Modena and Messina is 990 km.
The best way to get from Modena to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Modena to Messina, including transfers.
Modena to Messina train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Modena station.
Modena to Messina train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Messina Centrale station.
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There are 1007+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Modena, Italy and Messina, Italy?
Trenitalia Intercity Night operates a vehicle from Modena to Messina Centrale once daily. Tickets cost €75–110 and the journey takes 14h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–170
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–550
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modena to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modena to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €14–19
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Modena to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Bus from Modena Via Barbato Zanoni to Villa San Giovanni Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Modena Nord to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- 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
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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