There are 10 ways to get from Palma to Messina by plane, ferry, car ferry, bus, train, 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.
Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane PMI - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
9h 15m€100–231Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PMI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 37m€70–209Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
37h 17m€189–627Car ferry, ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the train from Civitavecchia to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
39h 1mFly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane PMI - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 42mFly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PMI - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 3m€85–263Fly to Naples Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane PMI - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 39mCar ferry, ferry, night train
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the night train from Civitavecchia to Villa S.Giovanninighttrain Ini
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
40h 17m€162–575Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Estació Intermodal to Entre-mar-i-estany 2bus 302
- Take the ferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port of Toulonferry
- Take the bus from Toulon to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Messinabus
42h 40m€136–259Car ferry, train, bus, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valenciacarferry
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Gironatrain Eur
- Take the bus from Girona - Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
42h 54m
Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palma to Messina is to fly and ferry which costs €100 - €240 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Palma to Messina is to fly and train which takes 9h 3m and costs €85 - €270.
The distance between Palma and Messina is 1159 km.
The best way to get from Palma to Messina without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 37h 17m and costs €180 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Palma to Messina, including transfers.
There are 1031+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Palma, Spain and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Palma to Messina. However, you can take the bus to 546-Aeroport - Sortides, walk to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) 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. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Messina Marittima via Port Of Barcelona, Paral·lel, Tetuan, Barcelona - North Bus Station, Naples - Bus Station, Napoli Centrale, Villa San Giovanni, and Villa San Giovanni in around 37h 17m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–110
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Naples Airport via Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
- 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
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Civitavecchia to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- 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
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Civitavecchia to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Estació del Nord to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Girona - Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 971 17 77 77
- Website
- tib.org
Bus from Estació Intermodal to Entre-mar-i-estany 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.tib.org/en/inici
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Toulon to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37–210
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Lobby Bar
- €37
- Cabin
- €130
- Seating
- €58
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–238
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–247
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- No car. Seat
- €60
- Car. Seat
- €105
- Car. Bed
- €247
- 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
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port of Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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