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There are 11 ways to get from Heidelberg to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, car, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane STR - CTA
    3. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    8h 35m
    €98–289

  2. Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    3. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane FMM - CTA
    4. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    10h 29m
    €84–297

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train S3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Chiassotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain train S11
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain train Fr
    6. Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry ferry V1 / ...
    19h 7m

  4. Bus via Milan

    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Milanbus bus FlixBus N07 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Milan Lampugnano to Messina Main Train Stationbus bus Itabus
    28h 26m
    €117–197

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Heidelberg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain train Ec / ...
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the nighttrain from Milano Centrale to Messina Centralenighttrain night train Ini
    26h 29m
    €207–404

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane FRA - CTA
    3. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    8h 46m
    €103–272

  7. Train, bus to Hahn, fly

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahnbus bus
    3. Fly from Hahn (HHN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane HHN - CTA
    4. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    10h 39m
    €110–551

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane MUC - CTA
    5. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    11h 12m
    €163–369

  9. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane ZRH - CTA
    4. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train
    11h 47m
    €167–349

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus FlixBus 108 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus bus
    28h 43m
    €225–317

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Port of Salernocar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry car ferry
    21h 55m
    €278–420

Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration3h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€56Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,544.3 km
  • Duration: 8h 35m

What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Messina, Italy?

You can take a bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Messina Main Train Station via Milan Lampugnano in around 28h 26m.

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