There are 9 ways to get from Sparta to Messina by bus, plane, ferry, taxi, busferry, train, or car
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Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane ATH - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
14h 4m€106–216Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ATH - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 43m€96–252Taxi, bus, bus and ferry, train, ferry
- Take the taxi from Sparta to Kalamatataxi
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
28h 1mBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Sparti to Patrasbus
- Take the ferry from Patras to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
31h 29mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Sparta to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisiferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
20h 49m€190–283Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sparti to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane KLX - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
25h 37m€117–402Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ATH - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 45m€108–262Bus, bus and ferry via Agrínio
- Take the bus from Sparti to Patrasbus
- Take the bus from Patras to Agriniobus
- Take the bus from Agrínio to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
30h 18mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sparti to Isthmosbus
- Take the bus from Corinth to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
34h 39m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sparta to Messina is to bus and fly and train which costs €95 - €260 and takes 11h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Sparta to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 11h 43m and costs €95 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Sparta to Messina. However, there are services departing from Sparti and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Patras, Agrínio and Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 18m.
The distance between Sparta and Messina is 995 km.
The best way to get from Sparta to Messina without a car is to taxi and bus and bus and ferry and train and ferry which takes 28h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 4m to get from Sparta to Messina, including transfers.
Sparta to Messina bus services, operated by KTEL Lakonias, depart from Sparti station.
Sparta to Messina bus services, operated by KTEL Lakonias, arrive at Patras station.
Messina is 1h behind Sparta. It is currently 11:34 AM in Sparta and 10:34 AM in Messina.
There are 1011+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Sparta to Messina. However, you can take the bus to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, walk to Στ.Αγ.Αντωνιοσ, take the subway to Στ.Συνταγματοσ, take the subway to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) 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 the taxi to Kalamata, take the bus to Durrës, walk to Durrës, take the vehicle to Bari Porto, walk to Camera Commercio, take the line 04 bus to Bari Centrale, walk to Bari Centrale, take the train to Lamezia Terme C., take the train to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- 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
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- 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
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +302731026441
- info@ktel-lakonias.gr
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Agrínio to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30 26410 54444
- info@ktel-aitolnias.gr
- Website
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
Bus from Patras to Agrinio
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
- 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
- Phone
- +30 27410 754 10
- ktel@ktelkorinthias.gr
- Website
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- ktelkorinthias.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Bus from Corinth to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- rucitours.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
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- 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
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- €55–70
Tour Taxi Kalamatas
Taxi Kotsis Nikolaos
RadioTaxi-Kalamatas
- Phone
- +30 27210 21112
- Website
- radiotaxi-kalamatas.gr
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