There are 6 ways to get from Porto Cesareo to Messina by bus, train, ferry, car, 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.
Bus via Taranto
best- Take the bus from Manduria to Taranto Porto Mercantilebus 086/88 / ...
- Take the bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
8h 54m€33–45Train, ferry via Sibari
- Take the train from Lecce to Sibaritrain Ic
- Take the train from Sibari to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
9h 30mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Porto Cesareo to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
5h 50m€70–102Fly, train
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BDS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 15m€73–170Bus
- Take the bus from Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero to Messinabus N595
10h 42m€47–85Train, ferry (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Lecce to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
11h 42m
Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Porto Cesareo to Messina is to bus via Taranto which costs €30 - €45 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Porto Cesareo to Messina is to drive and ferry which takes 5h 50m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Porto Cesareo to Messina. However, there are services departing from Porto Cesareo and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Manduria and Taranto via Porto Mercantile. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
The distance between Porto Cesareo and Messina is 487 km.
The best way to get from Porto Cesareo to Messina without a car is to bus via Taranto which takes 8h 54m and costs €30 - €45.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Porto Cesareo to Messina, including transfers.
Porto Cesareo to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero station.
Porto Cesareo to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Messina station.
Book your Porto Cesareo to Messina bus tickets online with FlixBus.
There are 1238+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Porto Cesareo, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Porto Cesareo to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Manduria, Taranto Porto Mercantile, and Taranto via Porto Mercantile in around 8h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lecce to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Sibari to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 0832-228441
- [email protected]
- Website
- stplecce.it
Bus from Manduria to Taranto Porto Mercantile
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 3409848540
- [email protected]
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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