There are 10 ways to get from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Messina by plane, ferry, train, bus, shuttle, car, car ferry, or night train
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Fly Milano Malpensa Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MXP - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
3h 44mFly Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
4h 37m€30–166Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
6h 39m€72–204Train, ferry
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
10h 59mBus via Milan
- Take the bus from Milan Malpensa Airport T1 to Milan Piazzale Lorenzo Lottobus flibco
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messinabus N597 / ...
19h 9m€111–200Fly Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MXP - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
6h 26m€44–234Shuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BGY - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 17m€85–509Bus
- Take the bus from Milan Malpensa Airport 1 P13 to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
19h 40m€85–180Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar
25h 26m€162–254Train, night train
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain Re51
- Take the nighttrain from Milano Centrale to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
18h 31m€114–235
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Messina is to fly and train which costs €29 - €170 and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Messina is to fly and train which takes 4h 37m and costs €29 - €170.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Milan Malpensa Airport 1 P13 and arriving at Messina Main Train Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 19h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Messina. However, there are services departing from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 and arriving at Messina Centrale via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 31m.
The distance between Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) and Messina is 1044 km.
The best way to get from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Messina, including transfers.
Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Messina bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Milan Malpensa Airport 1 P13 station.
Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Messina train services, operated by Trenord, depart from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 station.
Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Messina bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Messina Main Train Station.
What companies run services between Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Milan Malpensa Airport T1 to Messina via Milan Piazzale Lorenzo Lotto, Lotto Fieramilanocity, Lampugnano, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 19h 9m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–120
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €12–160
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–600
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–550
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–600
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–550
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadorna
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Milan Malpensa Airport T1 to Milan Piazzale Lorenzo Lotto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autostradale
Bus from Milan Malpensa Airport T1 to Milan Piazzale Lorenzo Lotto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Autostradale
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–300
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €35–75
- Private
- €180–200
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan Malpensa Airport 1 P13 to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- 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 of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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