Naples to Messina

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Naples to Messina. From €19.43, fastest 5h 31m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Naples to Messina costs €19.43 at the cheapest and takes 5h 31m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 363 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.

Checked 11 September 2026Priced for 30 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
363 km
Fastest
5h 31m
Average
5h 53m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€19.43
CO2 per passenger
9.8 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 30 September 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Coach5h 31m4h 47m44m€21.639.8 kg4
  • 5h 31mFastest, by Coach
  • €21.63Cheapest, by Coach
  • 9.8 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 363 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 30 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€19.43
  1. BlaBlaCar BB921606:314h 47m11:18Napoli Metropark CentraleMessina Autostazione

Door to door 5h 31mCO2 9.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
TRENITALIA1 changesIC 72711:4517:486h 3m
TRENITALIA2 changesFR 958312:2518:185h 53m
TRENITALIA1 changesICN 195520:3303:226h 56m
FlixBus-eu1 changesFlixBus N59021:4504:377h 4m
FlixBus-eu2 changesFlixBus N159423:3109:209h 54m
FlixBus-eu2 changesFlixBus N155005:1513:238h 21m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Naples to Messina
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Naples to MessinaSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 SeptThu24 SeptFri25 Sept
Coach€56.28€47.48€30.98€24.38€35.93€41.43€32.63€34.28€23.83€21.63€27.68€25.48€32.08€27.68
Ferry€136.18€87.23€89.43€79.53€77.88€112.53€103.18€73.48€66.33€58.08€62.48€58.63€89.98€78.98

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €19.43

That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Messina is not something we sell.

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Booking window

When to book Naples to Messina

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €24.9390 days
  2. €16.1360 days
  3. €20.5345 days
  4. €17.2330 days
  5. €19.9821 days
  6. €27.6814 days
  7. €32.637 days
  8. €30.983 days
  9. €56.281 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €16.13.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 249 percent. The dearest point is €56.28, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€56.28€16.131371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €23.83Sun
  2. €24.38Mon
  3. €24.38Tue
  4. €25.48Wed
  5. €32.08Thu
  6. €27.68Fri
  7. €34.28Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €24.38Sept
  2. €23.83Oct
  3. €18.88Nov
  4. €22.18Dec
  5. €17.78Jan
  6. €19.43Feb

The route

NaplesNaplesMessinaMessina
The journey

What the journey actually 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 363 km against 315 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 Catania, Palermo, Taranto, Salerno. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Naples at 06:31 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Naples

Rail
  • Napoli Centrale
  • Naples railway station (Bayard)
  • Via Morghen
Coach
  • Napoli Metropark Centrale
  • FlixBus (Naples Airport)
Air
  • NAP
Ferry
  • Napoli Molo Beverello
  • Naples Cruise Port

Messina

Rail
  • Messina Centrale
  • Messina Centrale railway station
  • Messina Marittima railway station
Coach
  • Messina Autostazione
  • Cavallotti
Ferry
  • Messina Rada San Francesco
  • Messina (Blu Jet)
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
BlaBlaCar€19.435h 31m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
  • BlaBlaCar
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€14.5075%
Taxes€1.457%
Supplier fees€1.498%
Our service fee€1.9910%
Total you pay€19.43100%

A day in Messina carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to leave the bags in Messina?

Most of the points near Messina Centrale open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Naples 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 Naples to Messina?

The fastest journey from Naples to Messina takes 5h 31m door to door, of which 4h 47m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 5h 53m, 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 Naples to Messina?

The cheapest fare from Naples to Messina is €19.43, checked on 30 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €27.68. 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 Naples to Messina?

The cheapest way from Naples to Messina is by Coach, at €21.63 for one passenger on 30 September 2026. That journey takes 5h 31m 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 Naples to Messina?

Fares from Naples to Messina bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €16.13. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 249 percent, measured on 30 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Naples to Messina?

Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Naples to Messina, at €23.83. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 30 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Naples to Messina?

January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Naples to Messina, at €17.78 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 Naples to Messina?

1 operators sell services from Naples to Messina across 1 modes: BlaBlaCar. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Naples to Messina?

20 percent of the services we sell from Naples to Messina are direct. The rest connect at Catania, Palermo, Taranto, Salerno, with about 56 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 Naples to Messina use?

Services from Naples to Messina by Coach leave from Napoli Metropark Centrale 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 Naples to Messina?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Naples 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

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Naples to Messina on 11 September 2026: 363 km of route against 315 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €19.43, and 5h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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A guided tour group

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Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Messina, with free cancellation on most of it.

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