There are 5 ways to get from Toronto to Messina by plane, train, or 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 Toronto Island Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane YTZ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
16h 23m€450–947Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane YYZ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
16h 11m€307–628Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane YYZ - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
14h 22mFly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane YYZ - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
16h 10m€378–506Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane YYZ - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
18h 1m€341–697
Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Messina is to fly and train which costs €340 - €700 and takes 18h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Messina is to fly and ferry which takes 16h 10m and costs €370 - €550.
The distance between Toronto and Messina is 7657 km.
It takes approximately 16h 23m to get from Toronto to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 6h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 1:38 AM in Toronto and 7:38 AM in Messina.
There are 1159+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Toronto to Messina. However, you can fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take the train to UP Express Pearson Airport, walk to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–550
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- 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
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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