There are 4 ways to get from Sousse to Messina by train, plane, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Sousse to Tunis Villetrain
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TUN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 27m€114–309Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Sousse to Hammam Liftrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Salernocarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
39h 16m€82–156Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Sousse to Hammam Liftrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Salernocarferry
- Take the train from Salerno to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr / ...
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
36h 14mTrain, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Sousse to Tunis Villetrain
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TUN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 12m€125–337
Tunis (TUN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sousse to Messina is to train and car ferry which costs €80 - €160 and takes 39h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Sousse to Messina is to train and fly which takes 9h 27m and costs €110 - €310.
The distance between Sousse and Messina is 698 km.
The best way to get from Sousse to Messina without a car is to train and car ferry and ferry which takes 36h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Sousse to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h ahead of Sousse. It is currently 2:33 AM in Sousse and 3:33 AM in Messina.
There are 338+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Sousse, Tunisia and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Sousse to Messina. However, you can take the train to Tunis Ville, walk to Place de Barcelone, take the line 4 train to Tunis Marine, walk to Tunis Marine, take the line 635 bus to Aeroport Carthage, walk to Tunis (TUN) 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 a train from Sousse to Messina Marittima via Hammam Lif, Port of Tunis, Port of Salerno, Salerno, Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 36h 14m.
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Tunis to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Tunis to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Phone
- +216 71 34 55 11
- brc@sncft.com.tn
- Website
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Sousse to Tunis Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Sousse to Hammam Lif
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Salerno to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Salerno to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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 Port of Salerno to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €29
- Cars
- €60
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