Messina – Reggio Calabria
Ferry to Italy
Messina – Reggio Calabria
Ferry to Italy
Depending on the season their are usually 16 daily and 108 weekly sailings between Messina and Reggio Calabria.Liberty Lines Fast Ferries provides the ferry from Messina to Reggio Calabria. Messina Reggio Calabria ferries take around 30 minutes. The ferry costs between $13.23 and $53.20, 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 Reggio Calabria.
The earliest Messina Reggio Calabria ferry typically departs Messina at about 05:30 and the last ferry usually leaves at 22:30.
Ferries from Messina to Reggio Calabria sail in around 30 minutes. Ferry duration can vary by ferry provider and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 108 weekly sailings from Messina to Reggio Calabria provided by Liberty Lines Fast Ferries. Timetables can change from season to season.
The price of a ferry from Messina to Reggio Calabria typically range between $13.23* and $53.20*. On average the Messina Reggio Calabria ferry is $26.35*. The cheapest Messina Reggio Calabria ferry prices start from $13.23*. The average price for a foot passenger is $26.35*.
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 Reggio Calabria is approximately 8 miles (12km) or 7 nautical miles.
Unfortunately, cars are not allowed to travel on ferries between Messina and Reggio Calabria.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries allow foot passengers on Messina Reggio Calabria ferries.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries allow pets on ferries from Messina to Reggio Calabria. 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.
