Villa San Giovanni – Messina
Ferries to Sicily
Villa San Giovanni – Messina
Ferries to Sicily
Caronte & Tourist provides the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina. Villa San Giovanni Messina ferries cost between 13€ and 94€, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for Villa San Giovanni Messina ferries.
The first Villa San Giovanni Messina ferry typically departs from Villa San Giovanni at around 00:00. The last ferry usually departs at 22:40.
The Villa San Giovanni Messina ferry trip can take around 20 minutes. Sailing times can vary between ferry operators and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 375 weekly sailings from Villa San Giovanni to Messina provided by Caronte & Tourist. Timetables can change from season to season.
Villa San Giovanni Messina ferry prices typically range between 13€* and 94€*. The average price is typically 67€*. The cheapest Villa San Giovanni Messina ferry prices start from 13€*. The average price for a foot passenger is 8€*. The average price for a car is 80€*.
Pricing will vary depending on number of passengers, vehicle type, route and sailing times. Pricing is taken from searches over last 30 days and exclusive of service fees, last updated 1 April 2025.
The distance between Villa San Giovanni to Messina is approximately 5.3 miles (8.5km) or 4.6 nautical miles.
Yes, Caronte & Tourist ferries allow cars on board ferries between Villa San Giovanni and Messina. Use our Deal Finder to get live pricing for car ferries between Villa San Giovanni and Messina.
Yes, foot passengers can travel with Caronte & Tourist ferries between Villa San Giovanni and Messina.
Pets are currently not allowed on board the ferries from Villa San Giovanni to Messina.
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| Villa San Giovanni - Messina Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Country | Italy | |
| Destination Country | Italy | |
| No. of Operators | 1 | |
| Operators | Caronte & Tourist NCI | |
| Average Price | 55 €* | |
| Average Daily Sailings | 54 | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 378 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 20m | |
| First Ferry | 00:00 | |
| Last Ferry | 22:40 | |
| Distance | 4 nautical miles | |
* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 2024-09-04.
Messina is an Italian city and is sometimes referred to as 'the door of Sicily' and lies on the Strait of Messina in the north east of Sicily. The city's port has played an important role in the city's growth and fortunes and supports tourism for the city and surrounding area and is also home to commercial and military shipyards. Since 1548, Messina has been a Roman Catholic Archdiocese and Archimandrite and is also home to the University of Messina which was founded in 1548 by Ignatius of Loyola. A popular tourist attraction in the city is the 12th century cathedral which guards the remains of King Conrad who was ruler of Germany and Sicily during the 13th century. Following a huge earthquake in 1908 the cathedral had to be almost completely rebuilt between 1919-1920 and then again in 1943 following a fire that was caused by Allied bombing during the Second World War.
Ferry services from Messina operate to one of two ports in Calabria (Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria) or on a longer ferry ride to Salerno, just south of Naples.
