# Villa San Giovanni (IT VSG)

**UN/LOCODE:** IT VSG  
**Country:** Italy  
**Water Body:** Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**GPS:** 38.2220, 15.6300

Rail coaches rolling straight off the tracks and onto a ferry deck are the defining image of Villa San Giovanni, the Calabrian bridgehead for crossing the Strait of Messina to Sicily. Over a hop of about 4.5 nautical miles, Caronte & Tourist and RFI/Bluferries run roughly every 20 minutes, carrying cars, trucks and semi-trailers. The port's train-ferry service shunts passenger carriages from Rome and Naples onto purpose-built vessels bound for Messina. For freight, this makes Villa San Giovanni a RoRo and rail-transfer point for road and rail traffic rather than a handling site for containers or general cargo. Box and bulk consignments move through other Calabrian ports — above all the large Gioia Tauro container terminal, plus Reggio Calabria. Planners should budget for queueing at peak periods on time-critical loads.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Milan → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-shanghai)
- [Milan → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-shenzhen)
- [Milan → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-guangzhou)
- [Milan → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-hong-kong)
- [Milan → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-tokyo)
- [Milan → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-busan)

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