There are 10 ways to get from Budapest to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- 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
7h 48m€41–136Train, ferry
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- 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 / ...
21h 49mBus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N536
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus N597 / ...
27h 25m€104–233Drive, ferry
- Drive from Budapest to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
18h 5m€292–421Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BUD - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
7h 13mFly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane BUD - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
8h 35m€62–223Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BUD - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 41m€73–200Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VIE - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 2m€71–288Train, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Splittrain
- Take the ferry from Split to Bariferry 56
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
36h 44m€228–427Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
44h 56m
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Messina is to fly and train which costs €40 - €140 and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 48m and costs €40 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Messina. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 25m.
The distance between Budapest and Messina is 1275 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 21h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Budapest to Messina, including transfers.
Budapest to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Budapest to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1170+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 27h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–90
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- 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 Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- 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 Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–55
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
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +381 64 80 266 80
- info@terratravel.rs
- Website
- terratravel.rs
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://terratravel.rs/en/
- Phone
- +381 11 2188 031
- lensdoo@sbb.rs
- Website
- lensprevoz.com
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- lensprevoz.com
- Phone
- +381 021 4721244
- info@maestral.co.rs
- Website
- maestral.co.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- maestral.co.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381648892600
- jadranekspres@globtour.com
- Website
- jadranekspres.info
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Schedules at
- https://www.globtour.com/
- Phone
- +381 25 424577
- office@severtrans.rs
- Website
- severtrans.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Schedules at
- severtrans.rs
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Ms-Tours/104
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- kotortotirana.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.kotortotirana.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- 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
- 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
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Split to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- 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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