There are 11 ways to get from Perpignan to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, car ferry, or car
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Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Perpignan 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
9h 24m€78–230Train, ferry
- Take the train from Perpignan to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
21h 42mBus
- Take the bus from Perpignan to Florencebus FlixBus N758
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus N597 / ...
25h 16m€98–224Train, night train
- Take the train from Perpignan to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
26h 40m€201–383Fly Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PGF - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 28m€121–375Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Perpignan to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MRS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 49m€97–289Train to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Perpignan to Gironatrain
- Fly from Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GRO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 8m€83–188Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BCN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 9m€85–264Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Perpignan to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MRS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 34m€109–303Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station 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
31h€130–239Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Perpignan to Port of Salernocar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
22h 20m€251–381
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perpignan to Messina is to train and fly which costs €80 - €190 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Perpignan to Messina is to train and fly which takes 9h 24m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Perpignan to Messina. However, there are services departing from Perpignan and arriving at Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Perpignan to Messina. However, there are services departing from Perpignan and arriving at Messina Centrale via Marseille St Charles, Nice-Ville, Ventimiglia and Genova P.Za Principe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 40m.
The distance between Perpignan and Messina is 1490 km.
The best way to get from Perpignan to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 21h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Perpignan to Messina, including transfers.
Perpignan to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Perpignan station.
Perpignan to Messina train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Perpignan station.
Perpignan to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence station.
What companies run services between Perpignan, France and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Perpignan to Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 25h 16m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–410
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- 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
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–390
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Perpignan to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- 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
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- 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
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- 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
- +39.090.57.37
- 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
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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