Messina – Salina
Ferry to Aeolian Islands
Messina – Salina
Ferry to Aeolian Islands
Depending on the season their are usually 2 daily and 15 weekly sailings between Messina and Salina.Liberty Lines Fast Ferries provides the ferry from Messina to Salina. Messina Salina ferries take around 3 hours 10 minutes. The ferry costs between $110.90 and $324.18, 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 Salina.
The earliest Messina Salina ferry typically departs Messina at about 06:45 and the last ferry usually leaves at 18:30.
Ferries from Messina to Salina sail in around 3 hours 10 minutes. The fastest ferry is approximately 3 hours. Ferry duration can vary by ferry provider and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 15 weekly sailings from Messina to Salina provided by Liberty Lines Fast Ferries. Timetables can change from season to season.
The price of a ferry from Messina to Salina typically range between $110.90* and $324.18*. On average the Messina Salina ferry is $216.65*. The cheapest Messina Salina ferry prices start from $110.90*. The average price for a foot passenger is $216.65*.
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 Salina is approximately 54 miles (86km) or 47 nautical miles.
Unfortunately, cars are not allowed to travel on ferries between Messina and Salina.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries allow foot passengers on Messina Salina ferries.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries allow pets on ferries from Messina to Salina. 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.
The Italian island of Salina is one of the Aeolian Islands and is a destination of nature lovers who will fall in love with the island's beautiful landscape that is made up of volcanic rocks and slopes of olive trees and capers. The island is less crowded that Lipari and is the greenest and most fertile of all the Aeolian Archipelago islands and is known for its charming villages where the progress of time seems to have stopped. For example, in Rinella, there is a lovely small harbour which is the perfect place to watch the beautiful sunsets and the way the locals decorate their houses always seems to catch the attention of tourists. In the east of the island is the village of Pollara where if you take the winding stairway down to the sea you will find the famous coastline where the famous Italian film director Massimo Troisi filmed the movie Il Postino (The Postman). This is Salina's most beautiful beach where visitors will find shallow, warm, clear waters filled with sponges, Moray Eels and Groupers. this is also a good spot for scuba diving and has some excellent underwater photography opportunities.
The island can be reached by hydrofoil and SNAV ferry from Messina on the island of Sicily.
