There are 9 ways to get from Marseille to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, car, or car 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 Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MRS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 16m€67–278Train, ferry
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- 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 / ...
18h 50mBus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus N523
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Messinabus N590 / ...
23h 25m€133–204Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Genova P.Za Principe to Villa S.Giovanninighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
22h 50mFly Marseille Provence Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MRS - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
8h 14mFly Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MRS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 51m€79–289Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane NCE - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 4m€145–320Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milan Lampugnano to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
27h 5m€105–177Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Marseille to Port of Salernocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
19h 56m€208–319
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Messina is to bus via Milan which costs €100 - €180 and takes 27h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 16m and costs €65 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille to Messina. However, there are services departing from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and arriving at Messina via Napoli P.zza Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 25m.
The distance between Marseille and Messina is 1188 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Marseille to Messina, including transfers.
Marseille to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Marseille to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Napoli P.zza Garibaldi station.
Book your Marseille to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1169+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Messina via Napoli P.zza Garibaldi in around 23h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
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