There are 6 ways to get from Messina to Dubrovnik by ferry, car, train, busferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, drive
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Baricar
- Take the ferry from Bari to Dubrovnikferry 54
14h 28m€143–224Train, fly to Dubrovnik Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane CTA - DBV
9h 25m€68–176Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari to Dubrovnikferry 54
19h 21mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Tivat, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
30h 32mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Messina to Baribus N596 / ...
- Take the ferry from Bari to Dubrovnikferry 54
17h€104–185Train, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CTA - BRI
- Take the ferry from Bari to Dubrovnikferry
14h 3m€124–258
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Dubrovnik is to train and fly which costs €65 - €180 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Dubrovnik is to train and fly which takes 9h 25m and costs €65 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Dubrovnik. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Tivat, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 32m.
The distance between Messina and Dubrovnik is 644 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Dubrovnik without a car is to ferry and train which takes 19h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 28m to get from Messina to Dubrovnik, including transfers.
Messina to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
There are 6413+ hotels available in Dubrovnik.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Dubrovnik, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Dubrovnik. However, you can take the ferry to Villa San Giovanni, drive to Bari, take the ferry to Dubrovnik, then drive to Dubrovnik. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Messina Marittima to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor via Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, Bari Centrale, Bari Centrale, Stazione Marittima, Bari, Dubrovnik, and Dubrovnik - Gruz in around 19h 21m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 31 33 60 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
- Phone
- +382 69 294 654
- [email protected]
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- [email protected]
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 3409848540
- [email protected]
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Bari to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Bari to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Bari to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Bari to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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