There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Messina by plane, ferry, bus, train, 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.
Fly Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane RIX - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
9h 34mTrain to Vilnius Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VNO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h€90–292Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
45h 29mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Szczecin Glownytrain Ic
- Take the bus from Szczecin, Bus Station to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
45h 54mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Riga to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
30h 37m€493–712Fly Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane RIX - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 14m€108–343Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N1230
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
2d 3h€352–499Bus via Wrocław
- Take the bus from Rīga to Wrocławbus
- Take the bus from WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1 to NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Luccibus
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Stationbus
2d 6h€222–481
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Messina is to train and fly which costs €90 - €300 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Messina is to train and fly which takes 13h and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Messina. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Nürnberg, Zob. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Riga and Messina is 2221 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 45h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Riga to Messina, including transfers.
Riga to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Messina is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 4:37 PM in Riga and 3:37 PM in Messina.
Book your Riga to Messina bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Nürnberg, Zob in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaišiadorys to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Mockava to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Szczecin, Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–290
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Wrocław
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1 to NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Lucci
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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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