Messina – Lipari
Ferry to Aeolian Islands
Messina – Lipari
Ferry to Aeolian Islands
Depending on the season their are usually 3 daily and 19 weekly sailings between Messina and Lipari.Liberty Lines Fast Ferries provides the ferry from Messina to Lipari. Messina Lipari ferries take around 2 hours 30 minutes. The ferry costs between $105.89 and $405.93, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for ferries from Messina to Lipari.
The earliest Messina Lipari ferry typically departs Messina at about 06:45 and the last ferry usually leaves at 18:30.
Ferries from Messina to Lipari sail in around 2 hours 30 minutes. The fastest ferry is approximately 2 hours 25 minutes. Ferry duration can vary by ferry provider and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 19 weekly sailings from Messina to Lipari provided by Liberty Lines Fast Ferries. Timetables can change from season to season.
The price of a ferry from Messina to Lipari typically range between $105.89* and $405.93*. On average the Messina Lipari ferry is $203.72*. The cheapest Messina Lipari ferry prices start from $105.89*. The average price for a foot passenger is $203.72*.
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 Messina to Lipari is approximately 46 miles (74km) or 40 nautical miles.
Unfortunately, cars are not allowed to travel on ferries between Messina and Lipari.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries allow foot passengers on Messina Lipari ferries.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries allow pets on ferries from Messina to Lipari. Please also note that your pet may have to stay in the vehicle during the journey.
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The Italian city of Messina is the capital of, and located in, the Province of Messina and is the third largest city on the island of Sicily. It lies on the Strait of Messina, opposite Villa San Giovanni on the Italian mainland, in the north east of Sicily. The port in Messina is an important economic driver for the city's economy as it is a key component in the city and region's tourist infrastructure. It also supports both commercial and military shipyards. Agriculture is also important in the area and visitors exploring the countryside will often find oranges, lemons, mandarin oranges and olives growing. Since 1548, the city has had a Roman Catholic Archdiocese and Archimandrite seat and is home to the University of Messina which was also founded in 1548.
The city's port offers passengers ferry services across the Strait of Messina to the ports of Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria in Calabria. There is also a longer crossing to Salerno, which is to the south of the city of Naples. Most ferries that arrive in Messina dock at either the Messina Marittima/Bluvia dock or at the Molo Norimberga docks on Via San Ranieri. Occasionally some ferries will dock at the Rada San Francesco di Paola I docks on the northern edge of the town.
Lipari is an Italian island and the largest of the Aeolian Islands, which is a volcanic archipelago located off the coast of Sicily. The island's largest town is also called Lipari, which is also the largest town in the archipelago, and is full of life with its harbour, historic castle-citadel and charming streets just waiting to be explored. Just like the other islands in the archipelago, Lipari has volcanic origins although the last eruption that occurred on the island was around 1,400 years ago, although there are some thermal springs and fumaroles on the island. Because of the fast ferry connections to and from Sicily and to the other Aeolian Islands, it is a great base from which to explore the other islands in the archipelago.
Lipari town is a great place to wander around and has some fine town houses to see that sit alongside more humble houses that tend to have balconies with full of flowers, washing and onions and peppers! There are Greek tombs located in parkland but the most impressive site in the town is the castle which is located on a headland and is the heart of the town that was once located on the site.
