There are 11 ways to get from Igoumenitsa to Messina by car ferry, car, ferry, bus, busferry, plane, or train
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 carferry 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€99–169Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Sarandabus
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
23h 18mBus to Preveza Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, 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 42m€146–340Car ferry, train, ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
17h 5mFerry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Corfuferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
17h 26mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Amanteatrain Ic
- Take the train from Amantea to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
17h 41mCar ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Baricarferry
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
19h 10m€121–161Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, 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
13h 33m€136–363Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ATH - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 41m€119–271Bus, bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, 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
14h 9mBus, bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Palermo Airport, 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 Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TIA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
16h 6m
Preveza Airport (PVK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Messina is to car ferry and drive and ferry which costs €95 - €170 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 12h 42m and costs €140 - €340.
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 Sarandë and Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 18m.
The distance between Igoumenitsa and Messina is 701 km.
The best way to get from Igoumenitsa to Messina without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 23h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 25m to get from Igoumenitsa to Messina, including transfers.
Igoumenitsa to Messina bus services, operated by Maksa Travel, depart from Igoumenitsa station.
Igoumenitsa to Messina bus services, operated by Maksa Travel, arrive at Saranda station.
Messina is 1h behind Igoumenitsa. It is currently 11:48 AM in Igoumenitsa and 10:48 AM in Messina.
There are 1167+ 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 bus from Igoumenitsa to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Saranda, Sarandë, Vlorë, and Vlorë in around 23h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- 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
- €14–95
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- 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 Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Amantea to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Amantea to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +302105310105
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maksa Travel
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Saranda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Maksa Travel
- Website
- Maksa Travel
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Livadhja
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Maksa Travel
- Website
- Maksa Travel
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Livadhja
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Maksa Travel
- Website
- Maksa Travel
- Phone
- +355 69 22 76 426
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarandë to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarandë to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tepelenë to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tepelenë to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 163 492
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Sarandë to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- Boraku
- Phone
- +7 916 321-96-39
- [email protected]
- Website
- RivieraBus
Bus from Sarandë to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- RivieraBus
- 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
- KTEL Prevezas
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- KTEL Prevezas
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Livadhja to Tepelenë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Schedules at
- Tisa Travel
Bus from Livadhja to Tepelenë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Schedules at
- Tisa Travel
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +30 2810 399800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Minoan Lines
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Minoan Lines
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
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