There are 7 ways to get from Messina to Košice by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, shuttle, or car ferry
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 Košice International Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane CTA - KSC
8h 38m€62–278Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain 525 / ...
25h 10mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Košicebus
31h 55m€196–294Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Košicecar
20h 38m€372–552Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Košice International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane PMO - KSC
11h 24m€114–220Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CTA - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
9h 48m€82–203Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Messina to Port of Salernocarferry
- Take the bus from Salerno to Uzhhorodbus
- Take the bus from Uzhhorod Bus Station to Košicebus
42h 24m€123–196
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Košice International Airport (KSC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Košice is to train and fly and shuttle which costs €80 - €210 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Košice is to train and fly which takes 8h 38m and costs €60 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Košice. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Košice via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Budapest Népliget bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 55m.
The distance between Messina and Košice is 1441 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Košice without a car is to ferry and train which takes 25h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Messina to Košice, including transfers.
Messina to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Messina to Košice bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and 12go.asia.
There are 765+ hotels available in Košice.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Košice, Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Messina to Košice via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Budapest Népliget bus station in around 31h 55m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Palermo Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Košice International Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- 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 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 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- *
- €90–140
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Messina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +38 (032) 221-68-58
- [email protected]
- Website
- AL-TRANS
Bus from Salerno to Uzhhorod
- 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
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- [email protected]
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €29
- Cars
- €60
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