Lipari – Messina
Ferries to Sicily
Lipari – Messina
Ferries to Sicily
Depending on the season their are usually 3 daily and 19 weekly sailings between Lipari and Messina. Liberty Lines Fast Ferries provides the ferry from Lipari to Messina. Lipari Messina ferries cost between $45 and $199, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get tickets, pricing, schedules and availability.
The earliest Lipari Messina ferry typically departs Lipari at about 06:10 and the last ferry usually leaves at 18:15.
Ferries from Lipari to Messina sail in around 1 hour 50 minutes. The fastest ferry is approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. Ferry duration can vary by ferry provider and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 19 weekly sailings from Lipari to Messina provided by Liberty Lines Fast Ferries. Timetables can change from season to season.
The price of a ferry from Lipari to Messina typically range between $45* and $197*. On average the Lipari Messina ferry is $92*. The cheapest Lipari Messina ferry prices start from $45*. The average price for a foot passenger is $92*.
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 April 25.
The distance between Lipari to Messina is approximately 46 miles (74km) or 40 nautical miles.
Unfortunately, cars are not allowed to travel on ferries between Lipari and Messina.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries allow foot passengers on Lipari Messina ferries.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries allow pets on ferries from Lipari to Messina. Please also note that your pet may have to stay in the vehicle during the journey.
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| Lipari - Messina Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Country | Italy | |
| Destination Country | Italy | |
| No. of Operators | 1 | |
| Operators | Liberty Lines Fast Ferries | |
| Average Price | A$86* | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 5 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 1h 45m | |
| First Ferry | 06:20 | |
| Distance | 39 nautical miles | |
* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 2024-11-05.
The Italian island of Lipari is the largest of the Aeolian Islands and lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the northern coast of Sicily. The island is located between Vesuvius and Etna and is around 30 km from Sicily. Lipari is a relatively small island, measuring just under 40 sq. km, with one main town, also called Lipari, and 4 other villages: Pianoconte, Quattropani, Acquacalda and Canneto. Lipari Town is a lovely place to take a stroll and has a number of elegant town houses, along with some more modest houses, with flower strewn balconies set along pretty little streets. The island's inhabitants are very welcoming to visitors and tend to have a cheery disposition. There are many souvenir shops on the island and a good selection of cafe's and restaurants serving good, local food and drink. There are traces of the island's history throughout the island with Greek tombs that lie open to the sky. However, perhaps the most impressive visitor attraction on the island is its castle.
Lipari is the most practical base for visiting the Aeolian Islands. Fast ferry connections from Sicily all stop here, and there are plenty of boats and hydrofoils to the other islands.
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.
