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How to get fromHamburg to Messinaby plane, train, ferry, bus, car, night train, car ferry, or busferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Hamburg to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, night train, car ferry, or busferry

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  1. Fly Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane HAM - CTA
    2. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    8h 37m
    €85–262

  2. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    2. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain train Fr
    4. Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry ferry V1 / ...
    28h 58m

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus FlixBus N33
    2. Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus bus
    30h 54m
    €254–356

  4. Drive, ferry

    1. Drive from Hamburg to Villa San Giovannicar car
    2. Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry ferry
    21h 50m
    €427–617

  5. Fly Hamburg Airport to Palermo Airport, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane HAM - PMO
    2. Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    11h 55m
    €101–335

  6. Fly Hamburg Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane plane HAM - REG
    2. Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry ferry
    9h 44m
    €94–344

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane BER - CTA
    3. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    10h 34m
    €122–375

  8. Train, night train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Pasingtrain train 11 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen-Pasing to Venezia Mestrenighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain train Fr
    4. Take the carferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry car ferry
    30h 29m
    €250–886

  9. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Durrësbus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Durrës to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry bus ferry
    2d 5h

Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights

Calendar17Weekly Planes
Duration4h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€70Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,952.6 km
  • Duration: 8h 37m

What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Messina, Italy?

You can take a bus from Hamburg central bus station to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Frankfurt central train station, Frankfurt, Mühlheim, and Mühlheim am Main in around 30h 54m.

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