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 Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)YYZ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
15h 56m€340–704Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)YYZ - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
17h 27m€294–664Fly Toronto Island Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)YTZ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
15h 40m€400–820Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)YYZ - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
14h 20mFly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)YYZ - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
15h 54m€367–555
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) 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 - €750 and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Messina is to fly and train which takes 15h 40m and costs €400 - €850.
The distance between Toronto and Messina is 7696 km.
It takes approximately 15h 56m to get from Toronto to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 6h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 9:22 PM in Toronto and 3:22 AM in Messina.
There are 1015+ 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 take the train to UP Express Pearson Airport, walk to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) 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 the line 509 vehicle to Queens Quay West at Dan Leckie Way West Side, walk to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) 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.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- 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 Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- 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 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- 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
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around Italy
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
Travelling by boat in Italy
Read the travel guide










