There are 5 ways to get from Santa Maria di Leuca to Messina by bus, train, ferry, car, or plane
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Bus, train, ferry
best- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipolibus 108 / ...
- 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 / ...
10h 50mBus via Gallipoli
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimiterobus 108
- Take the bus from Gallipoli to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
12h 56m€43–60Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimiterobus 108
- Take the bus from Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero to Messinabus N595
11h 10m€48–85Drive, ferry
- Drive from Santa Maria di Leuca to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
6h 57m€81–118Bus, fly, train
- Take the bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipolibus
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BDS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 35m€75–173
Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria di Leuca to Messina is to bus via Gallipoli which costs €40 - €60 and takes 12h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria di Leuca to Messina is to drive and ferry which takes 6h 57m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Maria di Leuca to Messina. However, there are services departing from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze and arriving at Messina via Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 10m.
The distance between Santa Maria di Leuca and Messina is 565 km.
The best way to get from Santa Maria di Leuca to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 10h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Santa Maria di Leuca to Messina, including transfers.
Santa Maria di Leuca to Messina bus services, operated by Salento in bus, depart from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze station.
Santa Maria di Leuca to Messina bus services, operated by Salento in bus, arrive at Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero station.
There are 1241+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Messina via Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero in around 11h 10m.
- 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
- 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
- +39 800 242 815, 344/2274620
- [email protected]
- Website
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Lecce - Viale Gallipoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Santa Maria di Leuca - Piazzale Le Terrazze to Gallipoli, Piazza Cimitero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
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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 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Gallipoli to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- 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
- 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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