There are 9 ways to get from Bitonto to Messina by bus, train, ferry, 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.
Bus via Taranto
best- 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€36–45Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bari to Messinabus N596 / ...
8h 44m€20–77Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Tarantotrain Re
- Take the train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
9hDrive, ferry
- Drive from Bitonto to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
5h 29m€68–98Fly 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 Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
6h 7m€109–215Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
10h 24m€23–92Fly 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
4h 26m€79–181Fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane BRI - CIY
- Take the bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 15m€133–346Fly 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
6h 23m€97–211
Bitonto to Messina by bus
Questions & Answers
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 fly and train which takes 4h 26m and costs €75 - €190.
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 519 km.
The best way to get from Bitonto to Messina without a car is to bus via Taranto which takes 8h 35m and costs €35 - €45.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Bitonto to Messina, including transfers.
Bitonto to Messina bus services, operated by Scoppio Autolinee, depart from Piazza Guglielmo Marconi - Bitonto station.
Bitonto to Messina bus services, operated by Scoppio Autolinee, arrive at Taranto - Piazza Mercantile station.
There are 1011+ hotels available in Messina.
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
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–900
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 06 164160
- info@etnatrasporti.it
- Website
- etnatrasporti.it
Bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- etnatrasporti.it
- 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
- 342 32 55 869
- 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
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.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
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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