Messina ferry terminal is 7 km southwest of Villa San Giovanni. This corresponds to a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The ferry port of Messina is located on the Italian island of Sicily and offers connections to the Italian islands of Stromboli, Salina, Panarea, Vulcano and Lipari, as well as to the ports of Salerno, Reggio Calabria and Villa San Giovanni on the Italian mainland. A total of 9 routes are offered here several times a day by the shipping companies Caronte & Tourist and Liberty Lines.