There are 10 ways to get from Kotor to Messina by car, ferry, bus, busferry, train, car ferry, plane, or shuttle
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Drive, ferry
best- Drive from Kotor to Dubrovnikcar
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry 54
- Drive from Bari to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
16h 13m€149–231Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airportbus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TIA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 6m€65–191Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airportbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Caserta stazionetrain
- Take the train from Caserta to Messina Centraletrain Ic
22h 34mCar ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry 54
- Take the bus from Bari to Messinabus
25h 24m€166–246Car ferry, ferry, train via Santa Eufemia Lamezia
- Take the car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry 54
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr / ...
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
19h 57mCar ferry, ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry 54
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
22h 13m€187–336Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
26h 40mShuttle to Podgorica Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TGD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 27mBus to Dubrovnik Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DBV - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 11m€76–311Drive, ferry to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly, train
- Drive from Kotor to Dubrovnikcar
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BRI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
15h 42m€129–265
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kotor to Messina is to bus and fly and train which costs €65 - €200 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Kotor to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 10h 6m and costs €65 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Kotor to Messina. However, there are services departing from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 40m.
The distance between Kotor and Messina is 727 km.
The best way to get from Kotor to Messina without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 22h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Kotor to Messina, including transfers.
Kotor to Messina bus services, operated by Diamant Travel, depart from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica station.
Kotor to Messina bus services, operated by Diamant Travel, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
There are 341+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Kotor, Montenegro and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Kotor to Messina. However, you can drive to Dubrovnik, take the ferry to Bari, drive to Villa San Giovanni, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Messina Centrale via Tirana Airport, Tirana Airport, Durrës, Durrës, Bari Porto, Stazione Marittima, Italia-De Rossi, Bari Centrale, and Caserta in around 22h 34m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €12–120
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €11–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bari Centrale to Caserta stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Caserta to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- kotortotirana.com
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.kotortotirana.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 69 294 654
- royaltravelcetinje@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- bozur.cg@gmail.com
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +382 31 33 60 06
- office1@blueline-mne.com
- Website
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- 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
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- €55
- 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
- +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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