There are 9 ways to get from Berlin to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BER - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 7m€79–244Train, ferry
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
25h 38mBus 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 11mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
19h 56m€338–489Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- 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 56mFly 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 58m€95–328Train 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 7m€136–571Train, ferry via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
25h 45mBus
- 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€153–395
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Messina is to fly and train which costs €75 - €250 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Messina is to fly and train which takes 8h 7m and costs €75 - €250.
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 1788 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 7m 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 1148+ 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
- €70–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
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 Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- 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
- €65–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- 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
- €90–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €75–120
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €75–120
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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
- €110–310
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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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