BLU JET

To reach Villa San Giovanni on the other side of the Strait from Messina, Sicily, you need to take a ferry. This company is state-run and associated with the Trenitalia train company. The journey takes 40 minutes, including the transfer and the 5-minute walk from Messina's main railway station to Messina Marittima, where the boats depart. For your convenience, the ferry timetable corresponds to the train timetable. There are departures every hour or so, between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m.