There are 9 ways to get from Montpellier to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MRS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 50m€95–327Train, ferry
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
19h 15mBus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bologna Centralebus 482
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messinabus N597
27h 10m€155–244Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Genova P.Za Principe to Villa S.Giovanninighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
24h 58mFly Fréjorgues Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MPL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 12m€173–283Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MRS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 25m€106–338Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BCN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 39m€96–264Train, bus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Chambery Central Bus Station to Turin Stura Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Messina Main Train Stationbus
30h 35m€139–277Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Montpellier to Port of Salernocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
21h 7m€232–353
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Messina is to train and fly which costs €95 - €270 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Messina is to train and fly which takes 8h 50m and costs €90 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Montpellier to Messina. However, there are services departing from Montpellier and arriving at Messina via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 10m.
The distance between Montpellier and Messina is 1320 km.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 19h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Montpellier to Messina, including transfers.
Montpellier to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Montpellier station.
Montpellier to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Montpellier to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1170+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Montpellier to Messina via Bologna Centrale in around 27h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Chambery Central Bus Station to Turin Stura Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €29
- Cars
- €60
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