There are 11 ways to get from Messina to Zagreb by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane CTA - ZAG
8h 53m€67–186Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
16h 29mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni Station to Padova bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Padova to Edvard Rusjan Airportbus
- Take the bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Zagrebbus
22h 50mFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Zagrebcar
14h 49m€242–352Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane PMO - ZAG
8h 48m€69–269Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane CTA - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Zagreb
9h 19m€100–1,014Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CTA - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Zagreb
10h 24m€82–1,374Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane PMO - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Zagreb
10h 44m€122–1,067Ferry, 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 Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319 / ...
20h 12mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus N590 / ...
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Zagrebbus N544
24h 15m€122–199Ferry, train via Bari
- 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 Splitferry 56
- Take the train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
30h 6m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Zagreb is to train and fly which costs €65 - €270 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Zagreb is to train and fly which takes 8h 48m and costs €65 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Zagreb via Napoli P.zza Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 15m.
The distance between Messina and Zagreb is 1037 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Zagreb without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 16h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Messina to Zagreb, including transfers.
Messina to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Napoli P.zza Garibaldi station.
Book your Messina to Zagreb bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 2941+ hotels available in Zagreb.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Zagreb, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Messina to Zagreb via Napoli P.zza Garibaldi in around 24h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €350–950
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–260
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Bus from Padova to Edvard Rusjan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €111–1,200
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €111
- Private
- €411
Bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–350
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–420
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–450
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €46–1,200
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €46
- Private
- €259
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–420
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–450
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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