There are 9 ways to get from Paris to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or train (TGV)
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)CDG - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
7h 51m€74–229Train, ferry
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta SusaTgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.GiovanniFr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
18h 14mBus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to MessinaN597 / ...
30h€94–250Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Paris to Port of Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messina
32h 49m€226–377Fly Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)ORY - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
7h 47m€86–250Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BVA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
8h 46m€90–265Fly Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Palermo Airport (PMO)ORY - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
9h 22m€98–246Train
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta NuovaTgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Messina Centrale96501
25h 30m€142–307Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Station to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bergamo Airport Bus Station to Brescia SIA Bus Station
- Take the bus from Brescia Bus Station Via Solferino to Villa San Giovanni Central Bus Station
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
34h 21m€95–200
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Messina is to fly and train which costs €70 - €230 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 47m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Paris station to Messina. However, there are services departing from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and arriving at Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h.
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Messina. However, there are services departing from Paris Gare De Lyon and arriving at Messina Centrale via Torino Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 30m.
The distance between Paris and Messina is 1759 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Paris to Messina, including transfers.
Paris to Messina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Paris to Messina train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Paris Gare De Lyon station.
The best way to get from Paris to Messina is to bus which takes 30h and costs €90 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €310 and takes 25h 30m.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 30h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Messina Centrale via Torino Porta Nuova in around 25h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Station to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Bergamo Airport Bus Station to Brescia SIA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
Bus from Brescia Bus Station Via Solferino to Villa San Giovanni Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.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
- 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
- €60–130
- 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
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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