There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VIE - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 10m€70–210Train, ferry
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
17h 44mBus
- Take the bus from Vienna Main train station to Bologna Stazione Autolineebus RegioJet 31
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messinabus N597
24h 50m€130–201Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Roma Tiburtina to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
23h 51m€115–266Fly Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VIE - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 59m€88–284Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BTS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 1m€104–238Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BTS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 20m€76–262Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Muenchen Osttrain 964 / ...
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus Catania– Dortmund
26h 30m€266–406Drive, ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
17h 6m€286–414
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Messina is to train and fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 10m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Messina. However, there are services departing from Vienna Main train station and arriving at Messina via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Messina. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Messina Centrale via Roma Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 51m.
The distance between Vienna and Messina is 1308 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Vienna to Messina, including transfers.
Vienna to Messina bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Vienna Main train station.
Vienna to Messina train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
Vienna to Messina bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Bologna Stazione Autolinee station.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Vienna Main train station to Messina via Bologna Stazione Autolinee and Bologna Centrale in around 24h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Wien Hbf to Messina Centrale via Roma Tiburtina in around 23h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Vienna Main train station to Bologna Stazione Autolinee
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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Vienna to Messina train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Roma Tiburtina station.
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