There are 11 ways to get from Berlin to Messina by plane, ferry, bus, train, car, or night train
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Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane BER - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
6h 48mFly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BER - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 8m€73–276Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
24h 7mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Padovatrain Nj
- Take the train from Padova to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
26h 25mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
19h 56m€335–483Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BER - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 42m€95–400Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Naples Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BER - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 36mTrain to Hamburg Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HAM - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 8m€135–575Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Pasingtrain 11 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen-Pasing to Venezia Mestrenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
27h 56mBus via Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N34 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
31h 11mBus
- Take the bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Luccibus
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Stationbus
37h 23m€154–453
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Messina is to fly and train which costs €70 - €280 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Messina is to fly and train which takes 8h 8m and costs €70 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Messina. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Nürnberg, Zob. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 11m.
The distance between Berlin and Messina is 1652 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 24h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Berlin to Messina, including transfers.
Berlin to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Berlin to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Book your Berlin to Messina bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 1234+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Nürnberg, Zob in around 31h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Naples Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Padova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
Night train from Muenchen-Pasing to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Lucci
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 3409848540
- [email protected]
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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