There are 7 ways to get from Porto to Messina by plane, ferry, bus, train, car, car ferry, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane OPO - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
9h 30m€148–343Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OPO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 58m€79–271Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gare de Lyon-Perrache to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolineabus
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
39h 54mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Porto to Port of Salernocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
33h 28m€441–655Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Florencebus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus
44h 20m€269–425Bus, night train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Central de Camionagem da Covilhãbus
- Take the bus from Covilha to Nice Airportbus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Genoabus 798 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Genova P.Za Principe to Villa S.Giovanninighttrain Ini
- Take the carferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
2d 3h€271–554Bus
- Take the bus from Porto - Hospital de São João to Chambéry - Rue Dr Vernierbus
- Take the bus from Chambery Central Bus Station to Turin Stura Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Messina Main Train Stationbus
2d 7h€162–257
Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Porto to Messina is to fly and train which costs €75 - €280 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Porto to Messina is to fly and train which takes 8h 58m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Porto to Messina. However, there are services departing from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã and arriving at Messina via Barcelona and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 20m.
The distance between Porto and Messina is 2139 km.
The best way to get from Porto to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 39h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Porto to Messina, including transfers.
Porto to Messina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã station.
Porto to Messina bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Messina is 1h ahead of Porto. It is currently 9:21 PM in Porto and 10:21 PM in Messina.
Book your Porto to Messina bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Porto, Portugal and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Messina via Barcelona - North Bus Station, Barcelona, and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 44h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Gare de Lyon-Perrache to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Chambery Central Bus Station to Turin Stura Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Covilha to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- [email protected]
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Porto - Hospital de São João to Chambéry - Rue Dr Vernier
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–95
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- [email protected]
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €29
- Cars
- €60
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–100
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €35–100
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