There are 7 ways to get from Messina to Málaga by ferry, plane, train, bus, night train, or car ferry
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Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane REG - AGP
9h 16m€82–232Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CTA - AGP
9h 47m€67–175Ferry, 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 Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
28h 7mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Madridbus
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
2d€279–529Ferry, night train, car ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the night train from Villa S.Giovanni to Genova P.Za Principenighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Tanger Medferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algecirascarferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
3d 4hTrain to Palermo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane PMO - AGP
11h 14m€84–228Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Milan Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Malaga Eeaabus
2d 2h€252–450
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Málaga is to train and fly which costs €65 - €180 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Málaga is to ferry and fly which takes 9h 16m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Málaga via Milan and Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Messina and Málaga is 1814 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Málaga without a car is to ferry and train which takes 28h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Messina to Málaga, including transfers.
Messina to Málaga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Málaga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Book your Messina to Málaga bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 13049+ hotels available in Málaga.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Málaga, Spain?
You can take a bus from Messina to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga via Milan, Madrid, and Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 2d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Málaga Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Málaga Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Málaga Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Málaga Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €200–390
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Villa S.Giovanni to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- 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
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Milan Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–35
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- frs.es
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–23
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
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