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How to get fromNantes to Messinaby plane, ferry, train, car ferry, car, or bus

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There are 6 ways to get from Nantes to Messina by plane, ferry, train, car ferry, car, or bus

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  1. Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry

    best
    1. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane plane NTE - REG
    2. Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry ferry
    10h 45m
    €117–443

  2. Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane NTE - CTA
    2. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    8h 23m
    €78–251

  3. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Nantes to Modanetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susatrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain train Fr
    4. Take the carferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry car ferry
    22h 52m
    €372–743

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Nantes to Port of Genoacar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Palermo to Messinacar car
    34h 24m
    €314–464

  5. Bus via Turin

    1. Take the bus from Nantes to Grenoblebus bus 724
    2. Take the bus from Grenoble to Turinbus bus 744
    3. Take the bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Messina Main Train Stationbus bus
    39h 8m
    €169–338

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus bus
    39h 28m
    €293–433

Nantes to Messina by train and car ferry

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration22h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€372Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,762.3 km
  • Duration: 10h 45m

What companies run services between Nantes, France and Messina, Italy?

You can take a bus from Nantes to Messina Main Train Station via Grenoble, Grenoble, Gares, Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Université – Condillac, Grenoble, Turin, and Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II in around 39h 8m.

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