There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Hamburg by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, busferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane CTA - HAM
7h 43m€89–275Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
23h 15mBus
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Mühlheim am Mainbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
31h 6m€254–358Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Messina Centrale to Milano Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
33h 4m€214–431Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane CTA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
10h 2m€182–556Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane PMO - HAM
10h 46m€101–344Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane CTA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
10h 44m€160–411Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
2d 6hFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Hamburgcar
21h 53m€362–552
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Hamburg is to train and fly which costs €85 - €280 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Hamburg is to train and fly which takes 7h 43m and costs €85 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Hamburg station. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Hamburg central bus station via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Messina to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Messina Centrale and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via Milano Centrale and Zuerich Hb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 4m.
The distance between Messina and Hamburg is 1953 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Hamburg without a car is to ferry and train which takes 23h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Messina to Hamburg, including transfers.
Messina to Hamburg bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Hamburg train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Messina Centrale station.
Messina to Hamburg bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Mühlheim am Main station.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Hamburg, Germany?
You can take a bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Hamburg central bus station via Mühlheim am Main, Mühlheim, Frankfurt, and Frankfurt central train station in around 31h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Messina Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Mühlheim am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–290
- Website
- Onebus
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Durrës to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
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