There are 11 ways to get from Leipzig to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LEJ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 48m€187–378Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BER - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 28m€73–263Train, ferry
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Trentotrain 89
- Take the train from Trento to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
21h 33mBus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centralebus N452
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
29h 45m€77–161Drive, ferry
- Drive from Leipzig to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
18h 34m€305–441Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DRS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 18m€154–445Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PRG - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 36mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BER - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 27m€79–297Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 33m€139–431Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Venezia Santa Lucia Stationtrain 89
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
22h 49m€220–466Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hof Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to München Hbftrain Re2
- Take the bus from Munich to Cosenzabus
- Take the bus from Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
31h 14m
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Messina is to bus which costs €75 - €170 and takes 29h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Messina is to train and fly which takes 9h 28m and costs €70 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Messina station. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Messina Main Train Station via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 45m.
The distance between Leipzig and Messina is 1688 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 21h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Leipzig to Messina, including transfers.
Leipzig to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Leipzig to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1013+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Messina Main Train Station via Bologna Centrale in around 29h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Dresden Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Dresden Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–160
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Trento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Venezia Santa Lucia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hof Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trento to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Munich to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- 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
- 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
- +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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