Messina Cruise Port → Taormina
50 km, about 52 minutes, no changes: your driver at the terminal exit.
- Catania, Palermo and Trapani airports
- Sedans, vans and a coach for up to 27
- Private Mount Etna and island tours
- Free cancellation up to 120 hours before
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From your ship to Taormina
In 2025 the port of Messina welcomed 742,526 cruise passengers, and Taormina is one of the classic trips for people coming off the ships. From here to Taormina is about 50 km, about 52 minutes by car; Corso Umberto is seen on foot.
With the ship's name in the form the driver knows the docking and waits at the terminal exit, at the point agreed when you book. Plan the return with a margin before all-aboard. Standard Sedan 100 EUR, Standard Van for up to 8 120 EUR.
In brief: Port of Messina → Taormina
How long does it take from Port of Messina to Taormina?
About 52 minutes for 50 km, in the traffic of an ordinary day and with no changes. The driver follows your ship's docking time.
What is the price?
Fixed per vehicle: 100 EUR by Standard Sedan, 110 by Comfort Sedan (1-3 people), 120 by Standard Van (up to 8 people) and 125 by Premium Van (up to 7 people), shown in the form before you book. You choose how to pay in the form; cancellation is free up to 120 hours before.
Where does the driver meet me?
At the terminal exit in Port of Messina, with a sign bearing your name; the exact point is agreed with your booking and the driver follows your ship's docking.
Frequently Asked Questions.
By car in about 52 minutes, at a fixed price per vehicle: 100 EUR in a Standard Sedan, 120 EUR in a Standard Van for up to 8. By public transport on a Sunday you are left with the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini, 5.50 EUR, because the bus companies' October 2026 data showed no Sunday departures between Messina and Taormina. The station is by the sea, below the town: you need another bus to go up. The time to head back is set beforehand, leaving a margin before all-aboard.
About 52 minutes when traffic is regular; at rush hour leaving the cities and in summer towards the seaside towns it takes longer. Your driver picks the road for the traffic of the moment and follows your ship's docking.
From Port of Messina to Taormina 100 EUR by Standard Sedan, 110 by Comfort Sedan (1-3 people), 120 by Standard Van (up to 8 people) and 125 by Premium Van (up to 7 people). You pay per vehicle, not per person: the fixed price shows in the form before you book and is locked at booking. For pickups from 19:30 to 7:00 the 50 % night supplement is already included in the form's price.
Yes: the car or van is only for you and the people travelling with you, with no other passengers and no stops you did not ask for. Up to 3 people by sedan, up to 8 by van.
The vehicle, the driver, fuel and luggage: one suitcase and one hand bag per person; if you bring more, say so when you book. Child seats are on request and added in the form.
Yes: add the return in the form and the return trip is 10 % off, already worked out in the price you see.
You choose how to pay in the form when you book, among the methods the form offers. The price is the one confirmed at booking.
Yes, at no cost up to 120 hours before the transfer. To change the time or the address call or message us on WhatsApp on +39 392 177 4905.
At the cruise terminal exit, at the point we confirm when you book, with a name sign. The berth changes from ship to ship: put the ship's name and the date in the form so the driver follows the docking.
Yes: the private tours Mount Etna and Taormina and the Godfather tour, with Savoca and Forza d'Agrò, also pick up at Messina port. Set the return to the ship with a wide margin before all-aboard: nobody can guarantee the traffic.
Yes: from the centre the Via Pirandello cable car goes down to Mazzarò and Isola Bella, 8.00 EUR one way and 15.00 EUR return (since 1 August 2026). If you prefer the car, pick Isola Bella as the arrival in the form: from the port it is 100 EUR by Standard Sedan.
100 EUR by Standard Sedan, with pickup at the agreed point in Taormina at the time you choose in the form, with a margin before all-aboard; Standard Van for up to 8 120 EUR. Free cancellation up to 120 hours before.
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Type pickup and destination: the form shows the fixed price of every vehicle, locked when you book.
