There are 7 ways to get from Messina to Bitonto by bus, ferry, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Messina to Baribus N596 / ...
7h 39m€34–57Ferry, train via Amantea (Trenitalia)
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amanteatrain Re
- Take the train from Amantea to Tarantotrain Ic
- Take the train from Taranto to Bari Centraletrain Re
7h 54mFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Bitontocar
5h 26m€67–102Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CTA - BRI
4h 43m€86–174Bus via Taranto
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Taranto via Porto Mercantilebus
- Take the bus from Taranto - Piazza Mercantile to Piazza Guglielmo Marconi - Bitontobus
8h 40m€35–45Ferry, train (Trenitalia)
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centraletrain Ic
10h 10mTrain to Palermo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane PMO - BRI
6h 21m€107–227
Messina to Bitonto by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Bitonto is to bus via Taranto which costs €35 - €45 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Bitonto is to train and fly which takes 4h 43m and costs €85 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Bitonto. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Piazza Guglielmo Marconi - Bitonto via Taranto - Piazza Mercantile. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 40m.
The distance between Messina and Bitonto is 460 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Bitonto without a car is to bus which takes 7h 39m and costs €30 - €60.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Messina to Bitonto, including transfers.
Messina to Bitonto bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Bitonto bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Taranto via Porto Mercantile station.
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There are 4600+ hotels available in Bitonto.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Bitonto, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Messina to Bari twice daily. Tickets cost €30–55 and the journey takes 6h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–90
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–90
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Amantea to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Taranto via Porto Mercantile
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- sabatoviaggi@libero.it
- Website
- grupposabato.it
Bus from Taranto - Piazza Mercantile to Piazza Guglielmo Marconi - Bitonto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- grupposabato.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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