Salina – Messina
Ferry to Sicily
Salina – Messina
Ferry to Sicily
Depending on the season their are usually 3 daily and 19 weekly sailings between Salina and Messina.Liberty Lines Fast Ferries provides the ferry from Salina to Messina. Salina Messina ferries take around 2 hours 40 minutes. The ferry costs between $55.31 and $238.76, 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 Salina to Messina.
The earliest Salina Messina ferry typically departs Salina at about 05:15 and the last ferry usually leaves at 16:50.
Ferries from Salina to Messina sail in around 2 hours 40 minutes. The fastest ferry is approximately 2 hours 35 minutes. Ferry duration can vary by ferry provider and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 19 weekly sailings from Salina to Messina provided by Liberty Lines Fast Ferries. Timetables can change from season to season.
The price of a ferry from Salina to Messina typically range between $55.31* and $238.76*. On average the Salina Messina ferry is $113.50*. The cheapest Salina Messina ferry prices start from $55.31*. The average price for a foot passenger is $113.50*.
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 Salina to Messina is approximately 54 miles (86km) or 47 nautical miles.
Unfortunately, cars are not allowed to travel on ferries between Salina and Messina.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries allow foot passengers on Salina Messina ferries.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries allow pets on ferries from Salina to Messina. Please also note that your pet may have to stay in the vehicle during the journey.
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Forming one of the Aeolian group of islands, Salina lies just to the north of Sicily and is the second largest island in the archipelago. The island is divided into three distinct areas. Santa Marina which is on the eastern coast, Malfi in the north and Leni in the south west. With a history that can be traced back to the 4th century, Salina began as a Greek settlement which at the time was called Didyme, which is a Greek name that means "twins" in reference to the two mountains on the island. However, the island was inhabited as far back as the Bronze Age and since then has been developed and abandoned many times. The island is popular with visitors and one of the most popular sights is the salt lake at Lingua which was once the site for the production of sea salt, hence the name Salina ("salt mill" in Italian). Also popular attractions are the Roman tombs that are located on the slopes of Fossa and the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Terzito, located between Malfi and Leni. This is the religious centre of the island and attracts many pilgrims on the main feast day of July 23rd each year.
Salina has two ports, Santa Marina and Rinella, served by ferries and hydrofoils from Hydrofoil service is active from Naples, Palermo, Reggio Calabria, Messina and Milazzo.
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.
