There are 10 ways to get from Messina to Brussels by bus, plane, ferry, train, car, car ferry, or train (TGV, Eurostar)
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CTA - BRU
6h 31m€90–259Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus Itabus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North train stationbus N836 / ...
32h 25m€80–290Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
20h 36mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Messina to Port of Palermocar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Brusselscar
33h 34m€245–420Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane REG - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
7h 14m€86–276Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane CTA - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
7h 8m€83–209Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane PMO - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
9h 55m€91–322Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane CTA - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Bruxelles-Centraltrain
9h 30m€105–473Train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
28h 5m€247–503Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
36h 55m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Brussels is to bus and fly which costs €80 - €210 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Brussels is to bus and fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €85 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina station to Brussels station. However, there are services departing from Messina Main Train Station and arriving at Brussels-North train station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Messina to Brussels. However, there are services departing from Messina Centrale and arriving at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi via Torino Porta Nuova and Chambery Challes Les Eaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 5m.
The distance between Messina and Brussels is 1825 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Brussels without a car is to ferry and train which takes 20h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Messina to Brussels, including transfers.
Messina to Brussels bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Messina Main Train Station.
Messina to Brussels train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Messina Centrale station.
The best way to get from Messina to Brussels is to bus which takes 32h 25m and costs €80 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €550 and takes 28h 5m.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Brussels, Belgium?
You can take a bus from Messina Main Train Station to Brussels-North train station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 32h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Messina Centrale to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi via Torino Porta Nuova and Chambery Challes Les Eaux in around 28h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €18–30
Train from Breda to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–23
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.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
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- 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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Messina to Brussels bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
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