There are 9 ways to get from Igoumenitsa to Messina by car ferry, car, ferry, train, bus, busferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, drive, ferry
best- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
15h 25m€92–144Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take the bus from Brindisi to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
17h 47m€56–86Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Corfuferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain Re
- Take the train from Taranto to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
20h 9mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
23h 33mBus to Preveza Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Prevezabus
- Fly from Preveza Airport (PVK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PVK - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 11m€107–343Car ferry, train, ferry via Sibari
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Sibaritrain Ic
- Take the train from Sibari to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
17h 58mCar ferry, train, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
20h 2mBus to Ioannina National Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane IOA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 7m€137–376Bus, bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly, train
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Livadhjabus
- Take the bus from Livadhja to Tepelenëbus
- Take the bus from Tepelenë to Durrësbus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TIA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 55m
Igoumenitsa to Messina by car ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Messina is to car ferry and bus which costs €55 - €90 and takes 17h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 12h 11m and costs €100 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Igoumenitsa to Messina. However, there are services departing from Igoumenitsa and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Ioannina and Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 33m.
The distance between Igoumenitsa and Messina is 701 km.
The best way to get from Igoumenitsa to Messina without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 20h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 25m to get from Igoumenitsa to Messina, including transfers.
Igoumenitsa to Messina bus services, operated by KTEL Ioanninon, depart from Igoumenitsa station.
Igoumenitsa to Messina bus services, operated by KTEL Ioanninon, arrive at Ioannina station.
Messina is 1h behind Igoumenitsa. It is currently 7:33 AM in Igoumenitsa and 6:33 AM in Messina.
There are 1238+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Igoumenitsa, Greece and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Igoumenitsa to Messina. However, you can drive to Port Of Igoumenitsa, take the car ferry to Porto di Brindisi, drive to Villa San Giovanni, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Messina Marittima via Corfu, Port of Corfu, Porto di Brindisi, Brindisi Industrial Zone, Brindisi Station, Brindisi, Taranto, Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 20h 9m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Preveza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Preveza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Preveza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Preveza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €13–80
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Sibari to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +3026820 22213
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelprevezas.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://ktelprevezas.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Brindisi to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- [email protected]
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Livadhja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Livadhja to Tepelenë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tepelenë to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 3409848540
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +30 2810 399800
- [email protected]
- Website
- minoan.gr
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.minoan.gr/en
- 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
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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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