There are 11 ways to get from Rapallo to Messina by car, plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Pisa International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Drive from Rapallo to Pisa International Airport (PSA)car
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
6h 16m€72–226Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Genova Brignole to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus N597 / ...
17h 30m€56–140Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rapallo to Roma Tiburtinatrain Fa
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr / ...
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
11h 43mNight train, car ferry
- Take the night train from Rapallo to Villa S.Giovanninighttrain Ini
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
14h 56m€102–239Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GOA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 39m€60–162Drive to Pisa International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Drive from Rapallo to Pisa International Airport (PSA)car
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 51m€83–280Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Rapallo to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 5m€68–248Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Rapallo to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BGY - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 28m€77–243Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Rapallo to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 42m€56–188Train, bus
- Take the train from Rapallo to Parmatrain 3283
- Take the bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus Autoservizi Salemi 701 / ...
20h 10m€68–102Drive, ferry
- Drive from Rapallo to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 54m€181–261
Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rapallo to Messina is to train and bus which costs €65 - €110 and takes 20h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Rapallo to Messina is to drive and fly and train which takes 6h 16m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Rapallo to Messina. However, there are services departing from Rapallo and arriving at Messina via Genova Brignole and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 30m.
The distance between Rapallo and Messina is 1039 km.
The best way to get from Rapallo to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Rapallo to Messina, including transfers.
Rapallo to Messina bus services, operated by Gruppo Di Maio, depart from Genova Brignole station.
Rapallo to Messina bus services, operated by Gruppo Di Maio, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
There are 1057+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Rapallo, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Rapallo to Messina via Genoa, Genova Brignole, and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 17h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rapallo to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rapallo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rapallo to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rapallo to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rapallo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rapallo to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Rapallo to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rapallo to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Rapallo to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Genova Brignole to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- 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
Bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- 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
- 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
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