There are 5 ways to get from Tripoli to Messina by plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or 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 Mitiga International Airport (MJI) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MJI - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
7h 38mBus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Tripoli to Tunisbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
30h 20m€79–105Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Tripoli to Bab Alioua Stnbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
28h 6m€92–136Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MJI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 31m€365–507Fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MJI - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 11m€131–517
Mitiga International Airport (MJI) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tripoli to Messina is to bus and car ferry which costs €75 - €110 and takes 30h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Tripoli to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 31m and costs €360 - €550.
The distance between Tripoli and Messina is 651 km.
The best way to get from Tripoli to Messina without a car is to bus and car ferry and train which takes 28h 6m and costs €90 - €140.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Tripoli to Messina, including transfers.
There are 1200+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Tripoli, Libya and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Tripoli to Messina. However, you can take the taxi to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Ravagnese - Aeroporto, take the line 118 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi, walk to Reggio Calabria C.Le, take the train to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tripoli to Messina Centrale via Bab Alioua Stn, Gare de Tunis, Rades, Port of Tunis, Port of Palermo, Palermo Camera di commercio, Autostazione di Palermo, and Palermo Centrale in around 28h 6m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Malta, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Tunis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Mitiga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +218 91-8999650 / 2
- [email protected]
- Website
- essahim.com
Bus from Tripoli to Bab Alioua Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- essahim.com
- 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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