There are 6 ways to get from Cisternino to Messina by train, ferry, bus, 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.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Francavilla Fontana to Lamezia Terme C.Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.GiovanniIc
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
7h 53mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Taranto Via per San Giorgio to Messina Main Train StationItabus
9h 36m€25–85Bus via Brindisi
- Take the bus from Cisternino to Brindisi - via BastioniE07
- Take the bus from Brindisi to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
9h 4m€27–39Drive, ferry
- Drive from Cisternino to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
5h 17m€64–92Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Cisternino to Brindisi - via Nicola Brandi
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BDS - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
8h 20m€73–201Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Francavilla Fontana to Villa S.GiovanniIc
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
10h 7m€34–88
Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cisternino to Messina is to bus via Brindisi which costs €26 - €40 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cisternino to Messina is to drive and ferry which takes 5h 17m and costs €60 - €95.
No, there is no direct bus from Cisternino to Messina. However, there are services departing from Cisternino and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Brindisi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 4m.
The distance between Cisternino and Messina is 426 km.
The best way to get from Cisternino to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 7h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Cisternino to Messina, including transfers.
Cisternino to Messina bus services, operated by Società Trasporti Pubblici Brindisi SpA, depart from Cisternino station.
Cisternino to Messina bus services, operated by Società Trasporti Pubblici Brindisi SpA, arrive at Brindisi - via Bastioni station.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Cisternino, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Cisternino to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Brindisi - via Bastioni and Brindisi in around 9h 4m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Francavilla Fontana to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €18–25
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Francavilla Fontana to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800232042, 3667880781
- Website
- stpbrindisi.it
Bus from Cisternino to Brindisi - via Bastioni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- stpbrindisi.it
Bus from Cisternino to Brindisi - via Nicola Brandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- stpbrindisi.it
 "STP Brindisi bus")
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Brindisi to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Taranto Via per San Giorgio to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Taranto Via per San Giorgio to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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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