There are 8 ways to get from Tunisia to Messina by plane, ferry, car ferry, bus, 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 Tunis to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane TUN - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
7h 32mCar ferry, train via Palermo
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5354 / ...
18h 30m€54–106Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus Sais Autolinee / ...
16h 8m€55–78Fly Tunis to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TUN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
6h 13m€127–278Fly Tunis to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TUN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 5m€136–295Bus to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gabes to El Groobus
- Fly from Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DJE - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
21h 46mCar ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5354 / ...
16h 33m€67–114Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Milazzoferry
- Take the bus from Milazzo to Messinabus
23h 51m€131–226
Tunis (TUN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tunisia to Messina is to car ferry and bus which costs €55 - €80 and takes 16h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Tunisia to Messina is to fly and train which takes 6h 13m and costs €120 - €280.
The distance between Tunisia and Messina is 532 km.
The best way to get from Tunisia to Messina without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 16h 8m and costs €55 - €80.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Tunisia to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h ahead of Tunisia. It is currently 11:59 PM in Tunisia and 12:59 AM in Messina.
There are 1237+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Tunisia and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Tunisia to Messina. However, you can take the line 635 bus to Aeroport Carthage, walk to Tunis (TUN) 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 Maison Blanche to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura via Cité Taïeb M'hiri, Port La Goulette, Port of Tunis, Port Of Palermo, Palermo Camera di commercio, and Palermo Oreto Orsi in around 16h 8m.
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Tunis to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Tunis to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Djerba–Zarzis International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tunis to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tunis to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Tunis to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +216 75 640 070
- [email protected]
- Website
- srtm.tn
Bus from Gabes to El Groo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- srtm.tn
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- [email protected]
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Milazzo to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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