There are 10 ways to get from Sparta to Messina by bus, plane, ferry, taxi, train, car, busferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)ATH - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
14h 4m€116–216Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)ATH - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
11h 16m€94–208Taxi, bus, train, ferry
- Take the taxi from Sparta to Kalamata
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.GiovanniIc
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
27h 55mBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Sparti to Patras
- Take the ferry from Patras to Bari M.maAsf
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.GiovanniIc
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
29h 51mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Sparta to Port Of Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
20h 45m€189–281Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)ATH - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
13h 11m€106–234Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sparti to Kalamata
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)KLX - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
12h 19m€135–408Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Malta International Airport, bus and ferry, shuttle, train
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Malta International Airport (MLA)ATH - MLA
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Take a shuttle bus from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
17h 19m€196–324Bus, bus and ferry via Agrínio
- Take the bus from Sparti to Patras
- Take the bus from Patras to Agrinio
- Take the bus from Agrínio to Vlorë
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
30h 18mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sparti to Isthmos
- Take the bus from Corinth to Vlorë
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
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 €90 - €210 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Sparta to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 11h 16m and costs €90 - €210.
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 train and ferry which takes 27h 55m 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 11:22 PM in Sparta and 10:22 PM in Messina.
There are 1015+ 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, take the bus 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
- €80–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Athens International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Athens International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- 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
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Shuttle from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- 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
- 16h 30m
- 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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