There are 6 ways to get from Messina to Africa by train, plane, unknown, ferry, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly, travel
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane CTA - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
24h 6mTrain to Palermo Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane PMO - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
24h 34mFerry, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane SUF - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
27h 44mFerry, train to Naples Airport, fly, travel
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Centraletrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane NAP - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
23h 41mTrain, bus to Trapani Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane TPS - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
28h 6mTrain, bus and ferry to Malta International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Siracusatrain
- Take the train from Siracusa to Ispicatrain
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane MLA - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
29h 20m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ndjamena (NDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Messina and Africa is 3222 km.
It takes approximately 24h 6m to get from Messina to Africa, including transfers.
Africa is 1h behind Messina. It is currently 6:07 AM in Messina and 5:07 AM in Africa.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Africa?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Africa. However, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then travel to Africa. Alternatively, you can take the train to Palermo Centrale, take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then travel to Africa.
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ndjamena via Rome, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ndjamena via Tunis, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ndjamena via Rome, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ndjamena via Tunis, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Ndjamena via Rome, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Ndjamena via Geneva, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Ndjamena via Rome, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ndjamena via Athens, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Ndjamena via Athens, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Ndjamena via Rome, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Trapani Airport to Ndjamena via Rome, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Naples Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Ndjamena via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Ndjamena via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ndjamena via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Siracusa to Ispica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- [email protected]
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $84
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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