There are 10 ways to get from Messina to Brussels by bus, plane, ferry, train, car, car ferry, or night train
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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 Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)CTA - BRU
6h 31m€85–269Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)CTA - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
7h 8m€77–180Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta SusaFr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv RoissyTgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiTgv
20h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanoN597 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North train stationN836 / ...
31h 25m€85–252Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Messina to Port of Palermo
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Brussels
33h 30m€244–400Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)REG - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
7h 14m€80–237Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)PMO - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
9h 53m€83–292Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)CTA - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Take the train from Breda to Bruxelles-Central
9h 30m€106–424Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
36h 55mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Messina Centrale to Milano CentraleIni
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbfEc
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Bruxelles-NordNj
33h 17m€245–358
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 €75 - €180 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Brussels is to bus and fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €80 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Brussels station. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Brussels-North train station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Messina to Brussels. However, there are services departing from Messina Centrale and arriving at Bruxelles-Nord via Milano Centrale and Mannheim Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 17m.
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 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Messina to Brussels, including transfers.
Messina to Brussels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Brussels train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Messina Centrale station.
Messina to Brussels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Brussels, Belgium?
You can take a bus from Messina to Brussels-North train station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 31h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- 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
- €75–230
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- 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
- €75–190
- 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
- €110–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- 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 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- 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
- €14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–95
- 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
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Bruxelles-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €60–85
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Messina Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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
- €15–21
- 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
- €60–120
- 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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