There are 13 ways to get from Leipzig to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
10h 34m€134–453Train 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 30m€90–393Train, 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 Bologna Centraletrain 89
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
21h 19mBus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centralebus N452
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messinabus N597
28h 30m€108–246Drive, ferry
- Drive from Leipzig to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
18h 34m€308–444Train 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 20m€185–569Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- 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 34m€132–332Train to Frankfurt, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 5m€163–482Train 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 15m€116–352Train, 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 40m€184–484Train, ferry via Trento
- 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 33mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain 89
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
22h 24m€353–791Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Mittetrain
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Mitte to Görlitz Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Goerlitz to Jelenia Goratrain Os
- Take the bus from JELENIA GÓRA, ul. Teatralna to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8bus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
42h 3m€208–470
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 €100 - €250 and takes 28h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Messina is to train and fly which takes 9h 30m and costs €90 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Messina. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Messina via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 30m.
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 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 34m 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 1085+ 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 via Bologna Centrale in around 28h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Dresden Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- 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
- €55–310
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- 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
- €55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Trento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- 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
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trento to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Mitte to Görlitz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Mitte to Görlitz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Goerlitz to Jelenia Gora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
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
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from JELENIA GÓRA, ul. Teatralna to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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
- 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
- +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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