There are 6 ways to get from Provincia di Lecce (Region) to Messina by train, ferry, bus, 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.
Train, ferry (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Lecce to Amanteatrain Ic
- Take the train from Amantea to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
8h 20mBus via Taranto
cheapest- Take the bus from Galatina to Tarantobus 055
- Take the bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
8h 40m€33–45Drive, ferry
- Drive from Provincia di Lecce (Region) to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
6h 22m€74–107Fly, train
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BDS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 37m€72–169Train, ferry via Santa Eufemia Lamezia (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Lecce to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
8h 32mBus
- Take the bus from Galatina, piazza Dante Aligheri 30 to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimiterobus 109
- Take the bus from Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero to Messinabus N595
10h 35m€47–78
Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Provincia di Lecce (Region) to Messina is to bus via Taranto which costs €30 - €45 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Provincia di Lecce (Region) to Messina is to drive and ferry which takes 6h 22m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Provincia di Lecce (Region) to Messina. However, there are services departing from Galatina and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Taranto via Porto Mercantile. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 40m.
The distance between Provincia di Lecce (Region) and Messina is 489 km.
The best way to get from Provincia di Lecce (Region) to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 8h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Provincia di Lecce (Region) to Messina, including transfers.
Provincia di Lecce (Region) to Messina bus services, operated by S.T.P. di Terra d' Otranto, depart from Galatina station.
Provincia di Lecce (Region) to Messina bus services, operated by S.T.P. di Terra d' Otranto, arrive at Taranto station.
There are 1233+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Provincia di Lecce (Region), Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Galatina to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Taranto and Taranto via Porto Mercantile in around 8h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lecce to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Amantea to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- 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 Lecce to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Amantea to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- 0832-228441
- [email protected]
- Website
- stplecce.it
Bus from Galatina to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
- Phone
- +39 800 242 815, 344/2274620
- [email protected]
- Website
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Galatina, piazza Dante Aligheri 30 to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- 3409848540
- [email protected]
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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