There are 9 ways to get from Kotor to Messina by car, plane, bus, car ferry, ferry, busferry, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Dubrovnik Airport, fly, bus
best- Drive from Kotor to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)car
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DBV - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
8h 31m€81–323Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Kotor to Barcar
- Take the car ferry from Bar to Port of Baricarferry 55
- Drive from Port of Bari to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
15h 23m€85–124Bus, 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 29mBus, 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, bus
- 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 bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
8h 45mBus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly, bus
- 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 bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
9h 20m€83–246Car ferry, train, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry 54
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
20hCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry 54
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Messina Main Train Stationbus
21h 14m€161–216Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry 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€151–241
Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kotor to Messina is to drive and car ferry and ferry which costs €85 - €130 and takes 15h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Kotor to Messina is to drive and fly and bus which takes 8h 31m and costs €80 - €330.
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 799 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 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 31m 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 1031+ 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 Airport (DBV) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop, then take the bus to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kotor to Messina Marittima via Bar, Port of Bari, and Villa San Giovanni in around 15h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–330
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bari Centrale to Caserta stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Caserta to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- 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
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- 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
- +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
- €32
- 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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Bar to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €11–15
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- 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
- +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
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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