There are 7 ways to get from Alicante to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ALC - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 52m€73–184Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane ALC - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
9h 4m€57–276Train, ferry
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
29h 7mBus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan to Florencebus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus
36h 16m€214–338Train, car ferry, night train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the carferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the nighttrain from Genova P.Za Principe to Villa S.Giovanninighttrain Ini
- Take the carferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
45h 2m€252–501Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VLC - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 3m€88–266Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ALC - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 58m€89–277
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Messina is to train and fly which costs €85 - €270 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 52m and costs €70 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Messina. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant and arriving at Messina via Perpignan and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 16m.
The distance between Alicante and Messina is 1484 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 29h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Alicante to Messina, including transfers.
Alicante to Messina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant station.
Alicante to Messina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Perpignan - Bus Station.
Book your Alicante to Messina bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 1160+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Messina via Perpignan and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 36h 16m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Palermo Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Perpignan to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- [email protected]
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–100
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €35–100
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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