Messina to Giardini Naxos train with Intercity

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The cheapest and fastest trains from Messina to Giardini Naxos

Showing times, prices and bookable tickets for 18 Sept

Cheapest price on 18 Sept

£5

Average ticket price on 18 Sept

£6

Fastest journey on 18 Sept

34 m

Average journey duration on 18 Sept

37 m

Trains on 18 Sept

65

Distance

48 km

Cheap tickets

The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Messina to Giardini Naxos is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.

The average ticket from Messina to Giardini Naxos will cost around £6 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £5.

Fast trains

On Fri 18 Sept, we found 65 trains from Messina to Giardini Naxos, including 57 direct services.

These direct trains cover the 48 km distance in an average of 37 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 34 m .

The slowest trains will take 41 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.

  • RegionaleRegionale 12961
    7:521h09
    Messina Centrale
    9:01Taormina-Giardini
    £51One-way
    0 changes
  • RegionaleRegionale 12983
    16:181h03
    Messina Centrale
    17:21Taormina-Giardini
    £51One-way
    0 changes
  • RegionaleRegionale 12981
    14:351h03
    Messina Centrale
    15:38Taormina-Giardini
    £51One-way
    0 changes
  • RegionaleRegionale Veloce 5391
    11:150h39
    Messina Centrale
    11:54Taormina-Giardini
    £51One-way
    0 changes
  • RegionaleRegionale 12989
    18:300h57
    Messina Centrale
    19:27Taormina-Giardini
    £51One-way
    0 changes

Travel Information

Compare train and coach for Messina to Giardini Naxos

Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Messina to Giardini Naxos among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £4 For those with little time, consider booking a coach, which has an average total journey time of 1h 15m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.0 - 0.0kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £4, while a train costs an average of £6.

Distance: 48 km

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Coach
Driving

£6

Average Price

£4

Average Price

Cheapest

£11

Average Price

(fuel + tolls)

1h 28m

Average total duration

58m

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30m

Additional time*

1h 15m

Average total duration

Fastest

45m

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30m

Additional time*

43m

Average total duration

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Lowest

0.0 - 0.1kg

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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.

The cheapest way to travel from Messina to Giardini Naxos is a train with an average price of £5.

This is compared to other travel options from Messina to Giardini Naxos:

A train is £0.03 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Messina to Giardini Naxos costing on average £5.

The fastest way to travel from Messina to Giardini Naxos is by train with an average journey time of 48m.

Other travel options to Giardini Naxos take longer:

Coach takes on average 1h 10m.

It's helpful to compare your options as there are 2 ways to travel between Messina and Giardini Naxos including taking a train and coach.
Take the train. It's the cheaper option, and the extra time on board is usually more relaxing than driving it.

Tickets start at around £5 compared to roughly £11 in fuel and tolls — a saving of about £5. The journey takes 48m versus 43m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can work, read, or sleep along the way rather than spending the time behind the wheel. You'll also save the hassle of parking at the other end.

Direct services run with Regionale, Intercity.

Driving is worth it if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group, or want to stop somewhere en route.

Live departures

Messina to Giardini Naxos train times

The table below shows live departures for Messina to Giardini Naxos trains for today, Thursday 17 September. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.

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ProviderDepartsDurationArrivesChanges
Tickets
RegionaleRegionale 5385 · Regionale 129659:15 Messina Centrale
1h16
10:31 Alcantara1 change
RegionaleRegionale 53859:15 Messina Centrale
0h45
10:00 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 53859:15 Messina Centrale
0h45
10:00 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1296710:22 Messina Centrale
1h03
11:25 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1296710:22 Messina Centrale
0h57
11:19 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1296710:22 Messina Centrale
0h57
11:19 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 539111:15 Messina Centrale
0h39
11:54 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 539111:15 Messina Centrale
0h39
11:54 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 5391 · Regionale 1297111:15 Messina Centrale
1h09
12:24 Alcantara1 change
RegionaleRegionale 1296911:55 Messina Centrale
1h14
13:09 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1296911:55 Messina Centrale
1h21
13:16 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1296911:55 Messina Centrale
1h14
13:09 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 539513:20 Messina Centrale
0h44
14:04 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 5395 · Regionale 1297513:20 Messina Centrale
0h59
14:19 Alcantara1 change
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 539513:20 Messina Centrale
0h44
14:04 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1297313:35 Messina Centrale
1h08
14:43 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1297313:35 Messina Centrale
1h17
14:52 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1297313:35 Messina Centrale
1h08
14:43 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1297714:12 Messina Centrale
0h52
15:04 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1297714:12 Messina Centrale
0h52
15:04 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1298114:35 Messina Centrale
1h08
15:43 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1298114:35 Messina Centrale
1h03
15:38 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1298114:35 Messina Centrale
1h03
15:38 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
IntercityIntercity 721+RegionaleRegionale 1298815:50 Messina Centrale
1h23
17:13 Alcantara1 change
IntercityIntercity 72115:50 Messina Centrale
0h34
16:24 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
IntercityIntercity 72115:50 Messina Centrale
0h34
16:24 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1298316:18 Messina Centrale
1h03
17:21 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1298316:18 Messina Centrale
1h03
17:21 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1298316:18 Messina Centrale
1h09
17:27 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 5397 · Regionale 1299417:15 Messina Centrale
1h27
18:42 Alcantara1 change
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 539717:15 Messina Centrale
0h42
17:57 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 539717:15 Messina Centrale
0h42
17:57 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 12987 · Regionale 537217:45 Messina Centrale
1h28
19:13 Alcantara1 change
RegionaleRegionale 1298717:45 Messina Centrale
1h04
18:49 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1298717:45 Messina Centrale
1h04
18:49 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1298918:30 Messina Centrale
0h57
19:27 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1298918:30 Messina Centrale
0h57
19:27 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1298918:30 Messina Centrale
1h02
19:32 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1299119:34 Messina Centrale
0h54
20:28 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1299119:34 Messina Centrale
0h59
20:33 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1299119:34 Messina Centrale
0h54
20:28 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
IntercityIntercity 727+RegionaleRegionale 1294819:58 Messina Centrale
1h30
21:28 Alcantara1 change
IntercityIntercity 72719:58 Messina Centrale
0h44
20:42 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
IntercityIntercity 72719:58 Messina Centrale
0h44
20:42 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 2211720:15 Messina Centrale
1h09
21:24 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 2211720:15 Messina Centrale
1h09
21:24 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 2211720:15 Messina Centrale
1h16
21:31 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1299522:17 Messina Centrale
1h00
23:17 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1299522:17 Messina Centrale
0h55
23:12 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 1299522:17 Messina Centrale
0h55
23:12 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 53815:10 Messina Centrale
0h41
5:51 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 53815:10 Messina Centrale
0h46
5:56 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 53815:10 Messina Centrale
0h41
5:51 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 129535:39 Messina Centrale
1h00
6:39 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 129535:39 Messina Centrale
0h52
6:31 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 129535:39 Messina Centrale
0h52
6:31 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 129556:30 Messina Centrale
1h07
7:37 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 129556:30 Messina Centrale
1h02
7:32 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 129556:30 Messina Centrale
1h02
7:32 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 5383 · Regionale 53807:20 Messina Centrale
1h22
8:42 Alcantara1 change
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 53837:20 Messina Centrale
0h44
8:04 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale Veloce 53837:20 Messina Centrale
0h44
8:04 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 129617:52 Messina Centrale
1h09
9:01 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 129617:52 Messina Centrale
1h16
9:08 Alcantara0 changesdirect
RegionaleRegionale 129617:52 Messina Centrale
1h09
9:01 Taormina-Giardini0 changesdirect

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Overview: Train from Messina to Giardini Naxos

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Trains from Messina to Giardini Naxos run on average 49 times per day, taking around 58m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £5 if you book in advance.

There are 44 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 03:46, the last at 22:20. The fastest train covers the 48 km distance in 34m.

Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information
Distance
48 km
Average train duration
58m
Cheapest ticket price
£5
Trains per day
49
Direct trains
44
Fastest train
34m
First train
3:46
Last train
22:20
Cheapest Month
Apr
Cheapest Day
Thu
High Season
Jul - Sept
Low Season
Oct - Dec
Busiest Day
Thu
Least Busy Day
Sat
Best time to book
1 day
Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information

Train companies: Intercity, Regionale from Messina to Giardini Naxos trainsIntercity, Regionale trains will get you between Messina and Giardini Naxos from £4. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.

Intercity

About
Trenitalia Intercity is a high-speed train service operated by the Italian national railway company, Trenitalia. It operates throughout the country, with services running from early morning to late evening. The Intercity trains come in two types: the Intercity Plus, which is the fastest and most comfortable, and the Intercity, which is slightly slower but still offers a comfortable journey. Onboard facilities include air conditioning, power sockets, Wi-Fi, and a bar service. There are several ticket types available, including Standard, Super Economy, and Business. The most popular routes for Trenitalia Intercity are from Rome to Milan, Naples to Florence, and Turin to Venice.
Luggage & cancellation policy
Average Intercity Duration
34m
Cheapest Intercity Price
£8
Intercity frequency
5 a day
Luggage included
2 pieces of luggage up to 30kg total
Luggage storage
Overhead racks and designated luggage areas at end of carriages
Cancellation Policy
According to ticket conditions
Refund
Full refund provided
Amenities on board the train
Wifi
Food sold onboard
Restaurant car with hot meals and snacks, trolley service in some trains. But do not count on the presence of a buffet car. So if having access to food and drink on the train is important to you, it’s best to bring your own refreshments onboard.
Seat reservation
Seat reservation included in ticket price for most routes
Toilets
USB plugs
Accessibility
Wheelchair spaces and accessible toilets available
Pets
Small pets in carriers allowed free, larger dogs require paid ticket
Quiet zone

Regionale

About
Regionale is the regional train service of national carrier Trenitalia connecting all of Italy. It is the most convinient way to travel to both big cities and the smallest villages all over the Italian country. The regional trains have different names depending on the region they serve, such as Treno Regionale Veloce (TRV) and Treno Regionale Lento (TRL). Treno Rock and Treno pop are the two new trains part of Trenitalia regionale fleet. Trenitalia Regionale offers a variety of ticket types, including single tickets (economy and standard), return tickets, and season tickets. Onboard facilities include free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and power sockets. The most popular routes for Regionale are between Rome and Milan, Naples and Florence, and Turin and Venice.
Luggage & cancellation policy
Average Regionale Duration
38m
Cheapest Regionale Price
£5
Regionale frequency
59 a day
Luggage included
Free hand luggage allowance included in ticket price
Luggage storage
Overhead racks and designated luggage areas between seats
Cancellation Policy
According to ticket conditions
Refund
Full refund provided
Amenities on board the train
Wifi
Food sold onboard
Bar service available on some trains with snacks and beverages
Seat reservation
Seat reservation included in ticket price for most services
Toilets
USB plugs
Accessibility
Wheelchair spaces and assistance available for passengers with reduced mobility
Pets
Small pets in carriers travel free. Larger dogs require paid ticket and muzzle
Quiet zone

Complete guide to Giardini Naxos

Things to do in Giardini Naxos

Discover the best of Giardini Naxos — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Giardini Naxos trip today.

  • Must visit

Museo Archeologico di Naxos

Museum inside the archaeological park with finds from ancient Naxos, useful for understanding the Greek settlement and trade.

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  • Recommended

Museo Siciliano di Arti e Tradizioni Popolari

Nearby museum in Taormina focused on Sicilian folk arts, costumes and traditions; a worthwhile cultural stop close to Giardini Naxos.

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  • Recommended

Palazzo Corvaja

Art and archaeology displays in a historic Taormina palace, combining changing exhibitions with a central location near Giardini Naxos.

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Euro (€)

Moderate for Sicily: dining is reasonable, but seafront hotels in summer raise overall costs. Local buses and trains to Taormina and Catania are fairly affordable.

Average meal costs

Budget
€8-12 for fast food or a simple meal.
Mid-range
€20-35 per person for a restaurant meal.
Fine dining
€50+ per person for upscale dining.
Coffee
€1.50-3 for coffee or cappuccino.

Tipping culture

Service may be included. Round up or leave €1-2 in cafés, 5-10% in restaurants for good service, and round up taxi fares.

FAQs: Messina to Giardini Naxos train

Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Messina to Giardini Naxos by train. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest train, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Giardini Naxos, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

FAQs
The cost of a train ticket from Messina to Giardini Naxos can vary. The cheapest tickets are usually available from £5, while the average price tends to be around £6.
The train journey from Messina to Giardini Naxos covers a distance of 48 km and takes approximately 34m. Trains run 49 per day.
The train distance from Messina to Giardini Naxos is 48 km.
The first train from Messina to Giardini Naxos leaves at 3:46.
The last train from Messina to Giardini Naxos departs at 22:20.
Trains from Messina to Giardini Naxos run approximately 49 times per day.
Currently, there is no high-speed train service from Messina to Giardini Naxos.
Yes, there is a direct train between Messina and Giardini Naxos. The service operates 44 times per day, provided by Regionale, Intercity.
To get from Messina to Giardini Naxos, you can choose from several travel options including train and coach.
There is no night train service from Messina to Giardini Naxos.
The train station in Messina that goes to Giardini Naxos is Messina Centrale, and it arrives at Taormina-Giardini.
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Giardini Naxos is by train, costing approximately £5.
Booking trains from Messina to Giardini Naxos in advance is advisable, especially during peak travel seasons or for long journeys, to ensure availability and secure better fares.
Yes, the train journey from Messina to Giardini Naxos is considered scenic, offering views of the picturesque Sicilian coastline, lush landscapes, and glimpses of Mount Etna in the distance.
Yes, a day trip from Messina to Giardini Naxos is feasible. The journey takes 34m and the distance is 48 km. The frequency of trains is 34 per day.
In Giardini Naxos, you can explore Isola Bella, a picturesque island and nature reserve perfect for snorkelling and exploring. Nearby, Taormina offers an ancient theatre and charming streets with panoramic views. The Alcantara Gorge features impressive rock formations for hiking and river activities. Visit local markets for vibrant culture and Sicilian products. Enjoy a boat tour along the coast to see stunning landscapes and hidden coves. For sights, relax on Giardini Naxos Beach with its clear waters or visit Recanati Beach for natural beauty. Discover the Church of San Pancrazio and the Museum and Archaeological Area of Naxos. Capo Schisò Lighthouse offers stunning views of the coastline and Mount Etna.
To fully enjoy Giardini Naxos, plan for a stay of 2 to 3 days. This allows ample time to explore its beaches, visit the archaeological park, and enjoy local cuisine, while also leaving room for a day trip to nearby Taormina or Mount Etna.
Yes, you can take the train from Messina to Giardini Naxos.

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