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How to get fromDresden to Messinaby plane, train, ferry, bus, car or car ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane DRS - CTA
    2. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    10h 9m
    €135–425

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane BER - CTA
    3. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    9h 31m
    €92–277

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    4. Take the train from München Hbf to Bologna Centraletrain train 89
    5. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain train
    6. Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry ferry V1 / ...
    23h 28m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N67 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centralebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messinabus bus
    31h
    €107–242

  5. Drive, ferry

    1. Drive from Dresden to Villa San Giovannicar car
    2. Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry ferry
    18h 48m
    €322–465

  6. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane PRG - CTA
    3. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    9h 30m

  7. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane plane PRG - SUF
    3. Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain train
    4. Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry ferry
    9h 29m

  8. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Hof Hbftrain train Re3
    2. Take the train from Hof Hbf to München Hbftrain train Re2
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Venezia Santa Lucia Stationtrain train 89
    4. Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovannitrain train Fr
    5. Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry car ferry
    26h 34m

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Görlitz Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    2. Take the train from Goerlitz to Jelenia Goratrain train Os
    3. Take the bus from JELENIA GÓRA, ul. Teatralna to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8bus bus
    4. Take the bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus bus
    40h 17m

Dresden Airport (DRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration4h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€100Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Messina, Italy?

You can take a bus from Dresden central station to Messina via Leipzig central train station and Bologna Centrale in around 31h.

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