There are 11 ways to get from Nancy to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Nancy to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LUX - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 15m€77–349Train, ferry
- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
21h 22mBus
- Take the bus from Nancy to Milanbus FlixBus N836
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messinabus N597 / ...
25h 45m€83–215Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nancy to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar
30h 46m€235–357Train, train to Basel, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BSL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 43m€117–340Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 56m€131–388Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZRH - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 7m€161–495Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 14m€150–475Train, train to Basel, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BSL - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 33m€128–379Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Nancy to Colmartrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Colmar to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Villa San Giovannibus
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
27h 52m€150–251Train, night train
- Take the train from Nancy to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
26h 25m€211–669
Nancy to Messina by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nancy to Messina is to bus which costs €80 - €220 and takes 25h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Nancy to Messina is to train and fly which takes 10h 15m and costs €75 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Nancy to Messina. However, there are services departing from Nancy and arriving at Messina via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Nancy to Messina. However, there are services departing from Nancy and arriving at Messina Centrale via Mulhouse Ville, Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 25m.
The distance between Nancy and Messina is 1755 km.
The best way to get from Nancy to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 21h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Nancy to Messina, including transfers.
Nancy to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nancy station.
Nancy to Messina train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nancy station.
Nancy to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
What companies run services between Nancy, France and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Nancy to Messina via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 25h 45m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Luxembourg to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Luxembourg to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nancy to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nancy to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nancy to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nancy to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nancy to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nancy to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Colmar to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- 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
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- 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
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
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