There are 6 ways to get from Tehrān to Messina by bus, plane, train, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Tehran International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane IKA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 6m€153–480Bus to Tehran International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane IKA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
16h 40m€129–513Drive, ferry
- Drive from Tehrān to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
2d 7h€950–1,372Bus to Tehran International Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane IKA - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
17h 44mFly Mehrabad International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Mehrabad International Airport (THR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane THR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
16h 17m€152–499Fly Mehrabad International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Mehrabad International Airport (THR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane THR - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
18h€178–602
Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tehrān to Messina is to bus and fly and train which costs €150 - €480 and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Tehrān to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 6m and costs €150 - €480.
The distance between Tehrān and Messina is 3377 km.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Tehrān to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 2h 30m behind Tehrān. It is currently 9:08 AM in Tehrān and 6:38 AM in Messina.
There are 1135+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Tehrān, Iran and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Tehrān to Messina. However, you can take the taxi to Azadi Square, take the bus to Tehran Imam Khomeini, walk to Tehran International Airport (IKA) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Tehrān to Messina Marittima via Villa San Giovanni in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Mashhad, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tabriz, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Shiraz, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Palermo Airport via Mashhad, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Palermo Airport via Shiraz, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Palermo Airport via Tabriz, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Palermo Airport via Ahwaz, Esfahan, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Vienna, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Istanbul, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Vienna, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Vienna, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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