There are 8 ways to get from Bitonto to Messina by train, ferry, bus, car, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
8h 3mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bari to Messinabus 590
10h 15m€28–73Bus via Taranto
- Take the bus from Piazza Guglielmo Marconi - Bitonto to Taranto - Piazza Mercantilebus
- Take the bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
8h 35m€36–45Drive, ferry
- Drive from Bitonto to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
5h 30m€78–112Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane BRI - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
6h 29m€101–336Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
10h 4m€63–223Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BRI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
5h 39m€52–154Fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BRI - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 40m€78–197
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bitonto to Messina is to bus via Taranto which costs €35 - €45 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bitonto to Messina is to drive and ferry which takes 5h 30m and costs €75 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Bitonto to Messina. However, there are services departing from Piazza Guglielmo Marconi - Bitonto and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Taranto via Porto Mercantile. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
The distance between Bitonto and Messina is 486 km.
The best way to get from Bitonto to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 8h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Bitonto to Messina, including transfers.
Bitonto to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bari station.
Bitonto to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Messina station.
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What companies run services between Bitonto, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Piazza Guglielmo Marconi - Bitonto to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Taranto - Piazza Mercantile and Taranto via Porto Mercantile in around 8h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- sabatoviaggi@libero.it
- Website
- grupposabato.it
Bus from Piazza Guglielmo Marconi - Bitonto to Taranto - Piazza Mercantile
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- grupposabato.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bari to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Bari to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- 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
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- 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
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–100
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €35–100
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