There are 10 ways to get from Kotor to Messina by bus, plane, train, car ferry, ferry, busferry, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- 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
9h 52m€53–216Car ferry, ferry, train via Amantea
- Take the carferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry 54
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Amanteatrain Ic
- Take the train from Amantea to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
19h 45mBus, bus and ferry, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airportbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Ferraris-Circumvesuvianabus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
20h 33mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Kotor to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the carferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
17h 50m€164–253Shuttle to Podgorica Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, 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 17m€127–391Bus to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, 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
13h 6m€98–290Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airportbus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TIA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 53m€116–359Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry 54
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Messina Main Train Stationbus
21h 14m€172–241Car ferry, ferry, train
- Take the carferry 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 ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
21h 41mBus, 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 40m
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kotor to Messina is to bus and fly and train which costs €50 - €220 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Kotor to Messina is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 7h 17m and costs €120 - €400.
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 901 km.
The best way to get from Kotor to Messina without a car is to car ferry and ferry and train via Amantea which takes 19h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 52m 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 1161+ 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 take the bus to Tirana Airport, walk to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Kotor to Messina Marittima via Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Bari, Stazione Marittima, Bari Centrale, Bari Centrale, Amantea, Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 19h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €13–130
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €10–190
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Amantea to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Amantea to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Italo Treno
- 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
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- 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
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Ferraris-Circumvesuviana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.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
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- 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
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- Royal Travel Cetinje
- 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
- €26–40
- 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
- €37
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- Old Town Travel
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Old Town Travel
- 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
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- €55
Car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- €55
Car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- €55
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Jadrolinija
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- Starlines
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Starlines
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- European Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- European Seaways
- Phone
- +39 0836 801578
- info@elladeviaggi.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €62
- Schedules at
- European Ferries
- 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
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