There are 10 ways to get from Messina to San Gimignano by ferry, train, bus, night train, car, 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 Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train Re
11h 12mTrain to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
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 Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train
8h 9m€45–204Bus
- Take the bus from Messina to Sienabus N597 / ...
- Take the bus from Torre Fiorentina to S.GIMIGNANO - P.ta S.Giovannibus 130
13h 46m€50–124Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Messina Centrale to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train Re
16h 8m€91–151Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to San Gimignanocar
9h 21m€162–252Bus via Florence
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Poggibonsi Fsbus 131
16h 45m€57–140Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- 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 Empolitrain
8h 1m€62–242Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane REG - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Empolitrain
7h 10m€62–344Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- 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 Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train
9h 2m€48–233Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- 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 Empolitrain
9h 52m€78–294
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to San Gimignano is to bus which costs €50 - €130 and takes 13h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to San Gimignano is to ferry and fly and train which takes 7h 10m and costs €60 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to San Gimignano. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at S.GIMIGNANO - P.ta S.Giovanni via SIENA Stazione and Torre Fiorentina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Messina to San Gimignano. However, there are services departing from Messina Centrale and arriving at Poggibonsi-S.Gimign. via Firenze Campo Marte and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 8m.
The distance between Messina and San Gimignano is 980 km.
The best way to get from Messina to San Gimignano without a car is to ferry and train which takes 11h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 12m to get from Messina to San Gimignano, including transfers.
Messina to San Gimignano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to San Gimignano train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Messina Centrale station.
Messina to San Gimignano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Siena station.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and San Gimignano, Italy?
You can take a bus from Messina to S.GIMIGNANO - P.ta S.Giovanni via Siena, SIENA Stazione, Uncinello, and Torre Fiorentina in around 13h 46m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €16–100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €15–100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Messina Centrale to Firenze Campo Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Messina to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- 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.
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- [email protected]
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Torre Fiorentina to S.GIMIGNANO - P.ta S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Poggibonsi Fs
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 3409848540
- [email protected]
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- 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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