There are 5 ways to get from Messina to Rio de Janeiro by ferry, plane, or train
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 Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane REG - GIG
21h 11mR$3,040–9,065Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Santos Dumont Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane CTA - SDU
21h 20mR$2,057–6,113Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane CTA - GIG
20h 36mR$3,261–6,622Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane PMO - GIG
24h 42mR$2,060–6,782Ferry, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane SUF - GIG
23h 39m
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Rio de Janeiro is to train and fly which costs R$ 2000 - R$ 6500 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Rio de Janeiro is to train and fly which takes 20h 36m and costs R$ 3200 - R$ 7000.
The distance between Messina and Rio de Janeiro is 9181 km.
It takes approximately 21h 11m to get from Messina to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
Rio de Janeiro is 5h behind Messina. It is currently 9:07 PM in Messina and 4:07 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
There are 379+ hotels available in Rio de Janeiro.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Rio de Janeiro. However, you can take the ferry to Reggio di Calabria, walk to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, take the line 28 bus to Reggio Calabria Airport, walk to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG), walk to Galeão - Terminal 2 :: Setor de Desembarque, then take the bus to BRS 1,4: Passos. Alternatively, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, then fly to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU).
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Rome, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–9,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Rome, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Milan Malpensa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–7,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Barcelona, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$60–85
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$60–85
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$140–210
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$65–95
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$27–50
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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