There are 5 ways to get from Ottawa to Messina by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane YUL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
15h 35m€362–799Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane YOW - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
24h 14m€248–961Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane YUL - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
17h 22m€417–730Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane YOW - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
17h 29m€392–827Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane YUL - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
18h 15m
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Messina is to train and fly and ferry which costs €410 - €750 and takes 17h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Messina is to train and fly which takes 15h 35m and costs €360 - €800.
The distance between Ottawa and Messina is 7341 km.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Ottawa to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 3:51 AM in Ottawa and 9:51 AM in Messina.
There are 337+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Ottawa to Messina. However, you can take the train to Dorval, walk to Terminus Dorval, take the bus to YUL Aéroport Montréal-Trudeau, walk to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) 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 train to Dorval, walk to Terminus Dorval, take the bus to YUL Aéroport Montréal-Trudeau, walk to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- €20–75
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- €20–55
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- €18–29
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- 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
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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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