There are 6 ways to get from Providence to Messina by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Providence to South Stationtrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BOS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
17h 35m€306–1,024Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PVD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
21h 22m€192–624Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Providence to South Stationtrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane BOS - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
16h 55m€291–988Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Providence to South Stationtrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BOS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
18h 47m€334–1,084Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane JFK - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
18h 11m€304–1,370Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane JFK - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
19h 23m€302–1,230
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Providence to Messina is to fly and train which costs €190 - €650 and takes 21h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Providence to Messina is to train and fly and ferry which takes 16h 55m and costs €290 - €1000.
The distance between Providence and Messina is 7214 km.
It takes approximately 17h 35m to get from Providence to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 6h ahead of Providence. It is currently 7:03 PM in Providence and 1:03 AM in Messina.
There are 970+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Providence, RI, USA and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Providence to Messina. However, you can take the train to South Station, walk to Boston, take the bus to Logan International Airport, walk to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania Via Archimede, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take the train to South Station, walk to Boston, take the bus to Logan International Airport, walk to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) 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.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–460
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–460
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Munich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Philadelphia, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Philadelphia, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Philadelphia, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- €4–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €5–180
- Business Class
- €40–210
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €22–240
- Business Class
- €70–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–480
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €8–380
- First Class
- €90–480
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €35–410
- First Class
- €150–600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- 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
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- 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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