There are 4 ways to get from Riyadh to Messina by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane RUH - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 50m€85–287Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane RUH - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
16h 56m€127–470Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane RUH - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
15h 5mFly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane RUH - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
16h 47m€129–366
Riyadh (RUH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Messina is to fly and train which costs €85 - €290 and takes 14h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Messina is to fly and train which takes 14h 50m and costs €85 - €290.
The distance between Riyadh and Messina is 3436 km.
It takes approximately 14h 50m to get from Riyadh to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 2h behind Riyadh. It is currently 10:12 PM in Riyadh and 8:12 PM in Messina.
There are 1007+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Riyadh to Messina. However, you can take the line 1 subway to Kafd, take the line 4 subway to Airport T3-4, walk to Riyadh-Airport-RUH 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 line 1 subway to Kafd, take the line 4 subway to Airport T3-4, walk to Riyadh-Airport-RUH 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 Riyadh to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Riyadh to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Riyadh to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Riyadh to Reggio Calabria Airport via Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Riyadh to Reggio Calabria Airport via Athens, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
Flights from Riyadh to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Riyadh to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Riyadh to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Riyadh to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Riyadh to Reggio Calabria Airport via Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Riyadh to Reggio Calabria Airport via Athens, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
Flights from Riyadh to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Riyadh to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–460
Flights from Riyadh to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Riyadh to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riyadh to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Riyadh to Reggio Calabria Airport via Athens, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
Flights from Riyadh to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Riyadh to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
Flights from Riyadh to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Riyadh to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Riyadh to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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 Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- 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
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