There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Alicante by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, or car ferry
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CTA - ALC
7h 28m€62–178Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa 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 / ...
28h 15mBus
- 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€206–362Ferry, 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
10h 45m€98–231Train 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 15m€88–233Train 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 43m€94–276Car 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 39m€202–321
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Alicante is to train and fly which costs €60 - €180 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Alicante is to train and fly which takes 7h 28m and costs €60 - €180.
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 1484 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Alicante without a car is to ferry and train which takes 28h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 28m 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 4703+ 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Valencia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–390
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Villa S.Giovanni to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 0965644747
- [email protected]
- Website
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni Station to Padova bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- [email protected]
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
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