There are 8 ways to get from Skopje to Messina by plane, train, bus, busferry, ferry, car, car ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Skopje International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SKP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 5m€145–247Shuttle, bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Skopje to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airportbus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TIA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 52m€51–196Bus, bus and ferry, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Misleševobus
- Take the bus from Prrenjas to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Ferraris-Circumvesuvianabus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
19h 28mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Skopje to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the carferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
18h 33m€161–255Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SOF - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 36m€69–198Fly Skopje International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane SKP - CIY
- Take the bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimedebus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 55m€165–432Bus, bus and ferry via Vlorë
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
26h 56mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
28h 15m
Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skopje to Messina is to shuttle and bus and fly and train which costs €50 - €200 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Skopje to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 5m and costs €140 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Skopje to Messina. However, there are services departing from Skopje, Transporten Centar and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Ohrid and Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 56m.
The distance between Skopje and Messina is 872 km.
The best way to get from Skopje to Messina without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Vlorë which takes 26h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Skopje to Messina, including transfers.
Skopje to Messina bus services, operated by Classic Company, depart from Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Skopje to Messina bus services, operated by Classic Company, arrive at Ohrid station.
There are 1231+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Skopje, North Macedonia and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Skopje to Messina. However, you can take the taxi to Skopje-Airport-SKP airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Messina Marittima via Misleševo, Prrenjas, Elbasan, Elbasan, Bari Porto, Bari Porto, Ferraris-Circumvesuviana, Napoli Centrale, Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 19h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Belgrade, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Belgrade, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €13–90
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Misleševo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prrenjas to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Ferraris-Circumvesuviana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Skopje to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- [email protected]
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 858 018
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 402 669
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 692 847 201
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tirana Metropol
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Tirana Metropol
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- [email protected]
- Website
- memireisen.net
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 283 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vellezrit Thaqi
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Vellezrit Thaqi
- Website
- showmebus.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- busalbania.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Schedules at
- Classic Company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- [email protected]
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- [email protected]
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- [email protected]
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–23
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- [email protected]
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- [email protected]
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- Starlines
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Starlines
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- European Seaways
- Phone
- +39 0836 801578
- [email protected]
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- European Ferries
- 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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