There are 9 ways to get from Rhodes to Messina by plane, ferry, bus, busferry, 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.
Fly Rhodes International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane RHO - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
12h 40m€62–268Ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Vlorë
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
44h 12mFly Rhodes International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane RHO - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
12h 17mFly Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane RHO - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 23m€139–318Car ferry to Kos, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane KGS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 19m€139–309Fly Rhodes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane RHO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 49m€110–317Fly Rhodes International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane RHO - CIY
- Take the bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimedebus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
15h 31m€105–342Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
44h 17mFerry, bus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Athens to Lushnjëbus
- Take the busferry from Lushnjë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
45h 59m
Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rhodes to Messina is to fly and ferry which costs €60 - €270 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Rhodes to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 49m and costs €110 - €320.
The distance between Rhodes and Messina is 1148 km.
The best way to get from Rhodes to Messina without a car is to ferry and bus and bus and ferry via Vlorë which takes 44h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 40m to get from Rhodes to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Rhodes. It is currently 8:48 PM in Rhodes and 7:48 PM in Messina.
There are 1031+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Rhodes, Greece and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Rhodes to Messina. However, you can take the bus to Paradeisi, Aerodrómio Ródou - Diagóras, walk to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) 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. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Rhodes to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Port Of Piraeus, Piraeus, Vlorë, and Vlorë in around 44h 12m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–600
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–600
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–500
Flights from Kos to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Kos to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Lushnjë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Rhodes to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €45–65
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €75–95
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €75–90
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €95–120
- 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
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- info@saos.gr
- Website
- saos.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
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