There are 8 ways to get from Portugal to Messina by plane, ferry, bus, train, night train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport 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 Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport 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 Lisbon to Milanbus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
43h 53mFly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane LIS - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
9h 44m€111–351Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 47m€97–319Bus, night train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Genoabus
- Take the nighttrain from Genova P.Za Principe to Villa S.Giovanninighttrain Ini
- Take the carferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
2d€283–562Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Milanbus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messinabus N597 / ...
2d 3h€312–472Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Milanbus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Milan Lampugnano to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
2d 4h€272–432
Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Messina is to fly and train which costs €75 - €280 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Messina is to fly and train which takes 8h 58m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Portugal to Messina. However, there are services departing from Martim Moniz and arriving at Messina via Lisbon and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Portugal and Messina is 2139 km.
The best way to get from Portugal to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 43h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Portugal to Messina, including transfers.
Portugal to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
Portugal to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
There are 1160+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Portugal and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Martim Moniz to Messina via Estação Oriente, Lisbon, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 2d 3h.
- 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 Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- 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
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- flytap.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
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- 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
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- 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
- €140–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan Lampugnano to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- 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
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 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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