There are 9 ways to get from Mannheim to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 51m€94–275Train, ferry
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
18h 8mBus via Somma Lombardo
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Milanbus FlixBus N474
- Take the bus from Milan Malpensa Terminal 2 Arrivals to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
29h 40m€132–255Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Mannheim to Port of Salernocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
22h 3m€250–379Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 18m€102–326Train to Frankfurt, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 35m€106–309Train to Basel, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BSL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 35m€100–444Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZRH - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 40m€152–504Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim, Zob to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
29h 49m€240–330
Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Messina is to bus via Somma Lombardo which costs €130 - €260 and takes 29h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Messina is to train and fly which takes 7h 51m and costs €90 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mannheim, Zob and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 29h 49m.
The distance between Mannheim and Messina is 1663 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Mannheim to Messina, including transfers.
Mannheim to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mannheim central bus station.
Mannheim to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Book your Mannheim to Messina bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 1224+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Mannheim, Germany and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Messina Main Train Station via Milan and Milan Malpensa Terminal 2 Arrivals in around 29h 40m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–120
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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