There are 9 ways to get from Strasbourg to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Strasbourg International Airport, train
best- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SXB - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 5m€98–275Train, ferry
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
17h 53mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Interscambio to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan San Donato to Villa San Giovanni Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
25h 59mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
24h 45m€158–315Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 25m€118–376Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZRH - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 3m€139–336Train to Basel, fly, train
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BSL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 43m€104–281Bus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Aostabus N506
- Take the bus from Aosta to Messinabus N597
28h 10m€135–248Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Strasbourg to Port of Salernocar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
21h 18m€226–446
Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Strasbourg to Messina is to train and fly which costs €100 - €290 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Strasbourg to Messina is to train and fly which takes 8h 43m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Strasbourg to Messina. However, there are services departing from Strasbourg and arriving at Messina via Aosta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Strasbourg to Messina. However, there are services departing from Strasbourg and arriving at Messina Centrale via Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 45m.
The distance between Strasbourg and Messina is 1481 km.
The best way to get from Strasbourg to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Strasbourg to Messina, including transfers.
Strasbourg to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Strasbourg station.
Strasbourg to Messina train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Strasbourg station.
Strasbourg to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Aosta station.
What companies run services between Strasbourg, France and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Strasbourg to Messina via Aosta in around 28h 10m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- 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
- 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 Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Strasbourg Interscambio to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
Bus from Milan San Donato to Villa San Giovanni Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Strasbourg to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 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
Car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–160
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €28–40
- Moto
- €45–65
- Car
- €120–160
- Cars
- €60
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Strasbourg to Messina train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Basel Sbb station.
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