Livorno to Messina runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 06:10 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €36.48, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 11h 49m over 850 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €36.48, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€36.48
- 135%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Livorno
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:10First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 50%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Livorno and Messina.
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Livorno to Messina on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €78.83Mon21
- about €90.93Tue22
- about €83.23Wed23
- about €87.08Thu24
- about €73.88Fri25
- about €94.23Sat26
- about €71.13Sun27
- about €61.77Mon28
- about €54.07Tue29
- about €49.13Wed30
- about €63.98Thu1
- about €49.68Fri2
- about €71.68Sat3
- about €48.03Sun4
- about €36.48Mon5
- about €47.48Tue6
- about €37.58Wed7
- about €49.13Thu8
- about €52.98Fri9
- about €55.18Sat10
- about €40.33Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Messina. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Messina for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Livorno to Messina
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €52.9890 days
- €48.0360 days
- €35.3845 days
- €37.5830 days
- €40.3321 days
- €48.0314 days
- €71.137 days
- €83.233 days
- €78.831 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €35.38.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 135 percent. The dearest point is €83.23, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Livorno to Messina and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
850 km
739 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
157,017 → 219,948
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 850 km against 739 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Rome, Reggio Calabria, Naples, Salerno. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Messina Centrale
Most of the points near Messina Centrale open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Livorno to Messina
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Livorno to Messina?
The fastest journey from Livorno to Messina takes 11h 49m door to door, of which 12h 41m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 12h 42m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Livorno to Messina?
The cheapest fare from Livorno to Messina is €36.48, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €61.78. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Livorno to Messina?
The cheapest way from Livorno to Messina is by coach, at €36.48 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 13h 25m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Livorno to Messina?
Fares from Livorno to Messina bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €35.38. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 135 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Livorno to Messina?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Livorno to Messina, at €48.03. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Livorno to Messina?
January is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Livorno to Messina, at €37.03 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Livorno to Messina?
BlaBlaCar publish service areas covering both Livorno and Messina, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Livorno to Messina?
20 percent of the services we sell from Livorno to Messina are direct. The rest connect at Rome, Reggio Calabria, Naples, Salerno, with about 50 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Livorno to Messina use?
Services from Livorno to Messina by coach leave from Livorno Autostazione and arrive at Messina Autostazione. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Livorno to Messina?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Livorno to Messina allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Livorno to Messina on 20 September 2026: 850 km of route against 739 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €36.48, and 11h 49m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Messina a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Messina and across Italy
Day trips that leave Messina in the morning and cover a good part of Italy by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Livorno reaches 78 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 64 to 849 km. Messina reaches 46 places in 4 countries, from 8 to 1,005 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Livorno
- 78Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 10Operators
Arriving in Messina
Leaving Messina
- 46Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 5Operators