There are 11 ways to get from Bratislava to Messina by bus, plane, train, ferry, car ferry, night train, or car
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Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VIE - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 50m€59–235Fly Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BTS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 29m€52–264Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbftrain
- 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 / ...
20h 23mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Padua Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Padua Bus Station to Villa San Giovanni Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
27h 8m€96–199Train, night train
- Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Messina Centraletrain
25h 47m€124–354Fly Bratislava Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BTS - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
7h 15mFly Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BTS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 30m€71–224Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VIE - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 54m€80–275Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BUD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 21m€57–222Bus
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus 901 / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Stationbus
29h 40m€66–168Drive, ferry
- Drive from Bratislava to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
17h 39m€274–396
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bratislava to Messina is to fly and train which costs €70 - €230 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bratislava to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 50m and costs €55 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Bratislava to Messina station. However, there are services departing from Bratislava and arriving at Messina Main Train Station via Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Bratislava to Messina. However, there are services departing from Bratislava-Petrzalka and arriving at Messina Centrale via Wien Hbf and Roma Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 47m.
The distance between Bratislava and Messina is 1350 km.
The best way to get from Bratislava to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 20h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Bratislava to Messina, including transfers.
Bratislava to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bratislava station.
Bratislava to Messina train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Bratislava-Petrzalka station.
Bratislava to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
What companies run services between Bratislava, Slovakia and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bratislava to Messina Main Train Station via Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and Bologna Centrale in around 29h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–170
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–80
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–95
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 Roma Tiburtina to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- 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
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €16–25
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €85–110
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €13–18
- 1st Class
- €20–27
- Business
- €22–24
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €14–19
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Padua Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Padua Bus Station to Villa San Giovanni Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.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
- +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
- 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
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