There are 12 ways to get from Strasbourg to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Strasbourg International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa 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 33m€64–272Train, 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
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
17h 15mBus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
25h 58m€230–320Train, 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
- Take the nighttrain from Milano Centrale to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
24h 45m€170–381Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, 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 18m€114–329Train to Basel, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, 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 36m€102–290Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- 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
9h 52m€149–314Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 36m€125–317Train to Basel, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BSL - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 17m€102–313Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZRH - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 39m€159–357Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messinabus N597 / ...
26h 10m€146–228Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Strasbourg to Port of Salernocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
21h 20m€235–357
Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Strasbourg to Messina is to train and fly which costs €100 - €320 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Strasbourg to Messina is to train and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs €100 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Strasbourg and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica. Services depart once a week. The journey takes approximately 25h 58m.
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 1479 km.
The best way to get from Strasbourg to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Strasbourg to Messina, including transfers.
Strasbourg to Messina bus services, operated by Onebus, 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 Onebus, arrive at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
What companies run services between Strasbourg, France and Messina, Italy?
Onebus operates a bus from Strasbourg to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica once a week. Tickets cost €230–320 and the journey takes 25h 58m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Basel to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Strasbourg to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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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