There are 6 ways to get from Tangier to Messina by plane, train, car ferry, ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TNG - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 21m€88–285Car ferry, train, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Civitavecchiacarferry
- Take the train from Civitavecchia to Roma Terminitrain Re
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr / ...
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
2d 17hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Tangier to Port of Tuniscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar
3d€591–867Fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TNG - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 31m€119–493Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Civitavecchiacarferry
- Take the bus from CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277 to ROMA | Capolinea Cornelia # f1bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
2d 18h€315–553Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Civitavecchiacarferry
- Take the train from Civitavecchia to Roma Terminitrain Re
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Messina Centraletrain Ic
2d 18h€297–503
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Messina is to fly and train which costs €85 - €290 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Messina is to fly and train which takes 8h 21m and costs €85 - €290.
The distance between Tangier and Messina is 1993 km.
The best way to get from Tangier to Messina without a car is to car ferry and train and ferry which takes 2 days 17h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Tangier to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h ahead of Tangier. It is currently 7:31 PM in Tangier and 8:31 PM in Messina.
There are 338+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Tangier to Messina. However, you can take the taxi to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania Via Archimede, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Messina Marittima via Port of Civitavecchia, CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f230, CIVITAVECCHIA | Stazione FS # f233, Civitavecchia, Roma Termini, Napoli Afragola, Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 800 174 471
- Website
- servizi.cotralspa.it
Bus from CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277 to ROMA | Capolinea Cornelia # f1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- servizi.cotralspa.it
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- 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
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
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