There are 12 ways to get from Spain to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BCN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 34m€55–188Train, ferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
23h 51mBus via Florence
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Florencebus FlixBus N758
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus N597 / ...
28h 5m€79–165Ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the train from Civitavecchia to Roma Terminitrain Re
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fa / ...
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
30h€83–370Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MAD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 15m€68–217Fly Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SVQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 37m€69–206Fly Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VLC - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 45m€80–257Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BCN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 33m€56–188Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MAD - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 13m€74–227Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PMI - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 12m€71–227Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
31h 50m€128–171Drive, ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
19h 24m€314–454
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Messina is to fly and train which costs €55 - €190 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 34m and costs €55 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Messina. However, there are services departing from Barcelona and arriving at Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 5m.
The distance between Spain and Messina is 1312 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 23h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Spain to Messina, including transfers.
Spain to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
Spain to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence station.
Book your Spain to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1013+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Spain and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Barcelona to Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 28h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Valencia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- 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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