There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Alicante by ferry, plane, train, bus, night train, 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.
Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane REG - ALC
9h 2m€88–355Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CTA - ALC
7h 27m€77–196Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
27h 46mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence to Perpignanbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus
36h 20m€201–321Ferry, night train, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Villa S.Giovanni to Genova P.Za Principenighttrain Ini
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
44h 53mTrain to Palermo Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane PMO - ALC
11h 3m€113–265Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CTA - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
10h 12m€87–261Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane PMO - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
11h 38m€98–290Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni Station to Padova bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Padova to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus
43h 38m€202–321
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Alicante is to train and fly which costs €75 - €200 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Alicante is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs €75 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via Florence and Perpignan - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 20m.
The distance between Messina and Alicante is 1450 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Alicante without a car is to ferry and train which takes 27h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Messina to Alicante, including transfers.
Messina to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Messina to Alicante bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 4423+ hotels available in Alicante.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Alicante, Spain?
You can take a bus from Messina to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via Florence and Perpignan - Bus Station in around 36h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Valencia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Messina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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