There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Isola d'Elba by ferry, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittimatrain Fr / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
11h 43mTrain to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane CTA - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry
10h 3m€73–256Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Messina Centrale Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittimatrain Fr / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
14h 2m€79–169Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane CTA - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry
8h 30m€77–275Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Messina to Sienabus
- Take the bus from Colonna San Marco to Port of Piombinobus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry A2f
15h 52m€74–149Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane PMO - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry
10h 4m€94–334Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane CTA - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry
9h 35m€79–223Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CTA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavoferry
10h 46m€75–276
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Isola d'Elba is to bus and train and ferry which costs €75 - €170 and takes 14h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Isola d'Elba is to train and fly and ferry which takes 8h 30m and costs €75 - €280.
The distance between Messina and Isola d'Elba is 940 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Isola d'Elba without a car is to ferry and train which takes 11h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Messina to Isola d'Elba, including transfers.
There are 1892+ hotels available in Isola d'Elba.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Isola d'Elba, Tuscany, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Isola d'Elba. However, you can take the ferry to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, take the train to Roma Termini, take the train to Campiglia Marittima, walk to Campiglia Stazione, take the line 200 bus to PIOMBINO Porto biglietterie, walk to Port Of Piombino, then take the ferry to Port of Portoferraio. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Messina Centrale Station to Port of Portoferraio via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Tiburtina F.s., Termini, Roma Termini, Campiglia Marittima, Campiglia Stazione, PIOMBINO Porto biglietterie, and Port of Piombino in around 14h 2m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pisa International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–75
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–75
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–70
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €15–90
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Centrale Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Messina Centrale Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Messina to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Messina to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 199 168 182
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiemmespa.it
Bus from Colonna San Marco to Port of Piombino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- tiemmespa.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 611-14020
- [email protected]
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Cavo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Toremar
- Phone
- (+39) 0565 269 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
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