There are 10 ways to get from Prato to Messina by taxi, plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Pisa International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the taxi from Prato to Pisa International Airport (PSA)taxi
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
5h 43m€198–358Bus via Firenze S.M.N.
cheapest- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus N597 / ...
14h 12m€39–126Train, ferry
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Villa San Giovannitrain 8143
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
9h 36mNight train
- Take the night train from Prato Centrale to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
12h 52m€85–170Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FLR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
6h 19m€42–166Taxi to Pisa International Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the taxi from Prato to Pisa International Airport (PSA)taxi
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane PSA - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
4h 51m€199–384Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
6h 50m€41–162Taxi to Pisa International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Prato to Pisa International Airport (PSA)taxi
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 28m€202–392Bus
- Take the bus from Prato to Messinabus Prato
15h 50m€55–110Drive, ferry
- Drive from Prato to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
9h 10m€149–215
Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prato to Messina is to bus which costs €55 - €110 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Prato to Messina is to taxi and fly and ferry which takes 4h 51m and costs €190 - €390.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Prato and arriving at Messina. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 50m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Prato Centrale and arriving at Messina Centrale. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 52m.
The distance between Prato and Messina is 975 km.
The best way to get from Prato to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Prato to Messina, including transfers.
Prato to Messina bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Prato station.
Prato to Messina train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Prato Centrale station.
Prato to Messina bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Messina station.
What companies run services between Prato, Italy and Messina, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina 3 times a day. Tickets cost €65–120 and the journey takes 12h 20m. Autoservizi Salemi Srl also services this route 3 times a week. Alternatively, Trenitalia Intercity Night operates a vehicle from Prato Centrale to Messina Centrale once daily. Tickets cost €85–170 and the journey takes 12h 52m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–95
- 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 Prato Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- 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 Prato Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- 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 Florence Santa Maria Novella to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Prato Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
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) 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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Prato to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- €140–180
Taxi4390
- Phone
- +39 055 4390
- Website
- 4390.it
Taxi 4242
- Phone
- +39 055 4242
- Website
- 4242.it
Taxi4390
- Phone
- +39 055 4390
- Website
- 4390.it
Taxi 4242
- Phone
- +39 055 4242
- Website
- 4242.it
Taxi4390
- Phone
- +39 055 4390
- Website
- 4390.it
Taxi 4242
- Phone
- +39 055 4242
- Website
- 4242.it
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