There are 7 ways to get from Bitonto to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- 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 18m€74–166Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bari to Messinabus N596 / ...
8h 34m€28–67Train, ferry via Sibari
- Take the train from Bari Centrale 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 / ...
8h 30mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Bitonto to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
5h 30m€68–99Fly 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 10m€94–210Bus 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€36–45Train, ferry (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
9h 51m
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
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 18m and costs €70 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Bitonto to Messina. However, there are services departing from Bari and arriving at Messina via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 34m.
The distance between Bitonto and Messina is 542 km.
The best way to get from Bitonto to Messina without a car is to train and ferry via Sibari which takes 8h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 18m 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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There are 1241+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Bitonto, Italy and Messina, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bari to Messina twice daily. Tickets cost €35–65 and the journey takes 7h 5m. Itabus S.p.A. also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
Train from Bari Centrale to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- 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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- 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
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- 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
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
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