There are 9 ways to get from Tuscany to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
3h 58mDrive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Florence to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
9h 2m€147–212Train, ferry
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Villa San Giovannitrain 8143 / ...
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
8h 14mBus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus N597 / ...
13h 40mFly Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FLR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
5h 16mFly Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
6h 37mTrain to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
5h 52mTrain
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Messina Centraletrain 96701
13h 26mBus via Fortezza
- Take the bus from Firenze to Messinabus Firenze
15h 45m
Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tuscany to Messina is to drive and ferry which costs €140 - €220 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Tuscany to Messina is to drive and ferry which takes 9h 2m and costs €140 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Tuscany to Messina. However, there are services departing from Florence and arriving at Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 40m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Firenze S.M.N. and arriving at Messina Centrale. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 13h 26m.
The distance between Tuscany and Messina is 898 km.
The best way to get from Tuscany to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 8h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Tuscany to Messina, including transfers.
Tuscany to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Tuscany to Messina train services, operated by Fs, depart from Firenze S.M.N. station.
The best way to get from Tuscany to Messina is to bus which takes 13h 40m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 13h 26m.
What companies run services between Tuscany, Italy and Messina, Italy?
FlixBus-eu operates a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina 3 times a day, and the journey takes 12h 20m. Autoservizi Salemi also services this route 3 times a week. Alternatively, Fs operates a train from Firenze S.M.N. to Messina Centrale twice a week, and the journey takes 13h 26m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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Tuscany to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Messina station.
Tuscany to Messina train services, operated by Fs, arrive at Messina Centrale station.
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