There are 5 ways to get from Tel Aviv to Messina by plane, ferry, train, 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 Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane TLV - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
11h 35m€119–301Fly Ben Gurion Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TLV - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 40m€109–227Fly Ben Gurion Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane TLV - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
11h 12mFly Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TLV - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 2m€115–257Train, bus, bus to Queen Alia International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Tel Aviv Center to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navontrain
- Take the bus from King Hussein Bridge to Amman Abdali Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Amman Tabarbour Terminal to Queen Alia Airportbus
- Fly from Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AMM - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
17h 33m€164–428
Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tel Aviv to Messina is to fly and ferry which costs €110 - €310 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Tel Aviv to Messina is to fly and train which takes 8h 40m and costs €100 - €230.
The distance between Tel Aviv and Messina is 1906 km.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Tel Aviv to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Tel Aviv. It is currently 5:40 PM in Tel Aviv and 4:40 PM in Messina.
There are 1014+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Tel Aviv, Israel and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Tel Aviv to Messina. However, you can take the train to נתב''ג, walk to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) 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 train to נתב''ג, walk to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF), walk to Lamezia Terme Airport, take the bus to Lamezia Terme Train Station, walk to Lamezia Terme C., take the train to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- 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
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- *5770
- pniyotz@rail.co.il
- Website
- rail.co.il
Train from Tel Aviv Center to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://rail.co.il/?
- Adult single ride
- €6–8
- Phone
- +962 6 566 4141
- info@jett.com.jo
- Website
- jett.com.jo
Bus from King Hussein Bridge to Amman Abdali Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–14
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- €2–3
- Phone
- +962 6 4891073
- Mainoffice@sariyah.jo
- Website
- sariyahexpress.com
Bus from Amman Tabarbour Terminal to Queen Alia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sariyahexpress.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
- 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
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