There are 11 ways to get from Bremen to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Bremen Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BRE - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 53m€119–272Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HAM - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 37m€109–318Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hbftrain 26 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bologna Centraletrain 89
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
23h 19mBus
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Hanover central bus stationbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messinabus
36h 20m€128–284Drive, ferry
- Drive from Bremen to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
21h 34m€354–512Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hbftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HAJ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 33m€193–1,177Fly Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BRE - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 5m€118–353Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 37m€141–370Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FMO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 57m€181–508Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to München Hbftrain 42
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
28h 1m€404–875Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bremen Hauptbahnhof to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
47h 53m
Bremen Airport (BRE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bremen to Messina is to train and fly which costs €100 - €320 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Bremen to Messina is to train and fly which takes 9h 37m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Bremen to Messina. However, there are services departing from Bremen Fernbusterminal and arriving at Messina via Hanover central bus station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 20m.
The distance between Bremen and Messina is 1901 km.
The best way to get from Bremen to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 23h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Bremen to Messina, including transfers.
Bremen to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bremen Fernbusterminal station.
Bremen to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Book your Bremen to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 346+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Bremen, Germany and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Messina via Hanover central bus station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 36h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Bremen Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–1,100
Flights from Hannover Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €250–600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–330
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–1,400
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €75–120
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Bremen Hauptbahnhof to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.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
- 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
- +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
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
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