There are 10 ways to get from Portugal to Messina by plane, bus, train, 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.
Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OPO - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
9h 52m€68–221Bus, train, ferry via Genoa
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Genoabus
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
43h 13mFly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane OPO - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 41m€72–248Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIS - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
9h 27m€78–231Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane LIS - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 7m€107–298Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane OPO - CIY
- Take the bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 22m€171–449Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Milanbus
- Take the train from Milano Rho-Fiera to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
44h 29mBus, night train
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Genoabus FlixBus N1138
- Take the night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
46h 24m€182–272Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Milanbus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messinabus N597 / ...
2d 2h€117–252Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Messina Main Train Stationbus
2d 5h€156–253
Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Messina is to fly and bus which costs €65 - €230 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Messina is to fly and bus which takes 9h 27m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Portugal to Messina. However, there are services departing from Martim Moniz and arriving at Messina via Lisbon and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Portugal and Messina is 2190 km.
The best way to get from Portugal to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry via Genoa which takes 43h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Portugal to Messina, including transfers.
Portugal to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
Portugal to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
There are 1026+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Portugal and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Martim Moniz to Messina via Estação Oriente, Lisbon, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–1,200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–1,200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Rho-Fiera to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- 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
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 164160
- info@etnatrasporti.it
- Website
- etnatrasporti.it
Bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- etnatrasporti.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/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
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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