There are 7 ways to get from Messina to Budapest by train, plane, car ferry, bus, ferry, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CTA - BUD
7h 20mFt 17,690–48,207Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Graz Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ic
22h 52mFt 89,845–199,447Bus
- Take the bus from Messina to Bologna Centralebus N597
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N874 / ...
32hFt 74,349–111,727Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Budapestcar
18h 9mFt 120,918–180,918Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane PMO - BUD
9h 20mFt 26,941–78,783Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane CTA - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
10h 3mFt 27,290–114,907Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabusferry
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
45h 45m
Messina to Budapest by car ferry, train, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 17 000 Ft - 49 000 Ft and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs 17 000 Ft - 49 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h.
The distance between Messina and Budapest is 1275 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Budapest without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 22h 52m and costs 90 000 Ft - 200 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Messina to Budapest, including transfers.
Messina to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Messina to Budapest bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 6412+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Messina to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Bologna Centrale in around 32h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–39,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–39,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–44,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–65,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–41,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,000–6,000
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,000–6,000
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–100,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Graz Hbf
- *
- Ft 24,000–37,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–26,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Graz Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,502
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–16,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,828
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–28,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Messina to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–55,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–60,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- MS tours
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–3,900
- Website
- MS tours
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- Old Town Travel
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,085
- Website
- Old Town Travel
- Phone
- +381 11 2188 031
- lensdoo@sbb.rs
- Website
- lensprevoz.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- lensprevoz.com
- Phone
- +381 021 4721244
- info@maestral.co.rs
- Website
- maestral.co.rs
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- maestral.co.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–27,000
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +381648892600
- jadranekspres@globtour.com
- Website
- jadranekspres.info
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–130,000
- Schedules at
- Jadran Ekspres
- Phone
- +381 25 424577
- office@severtrans.rs
- Website
- severtrans.rs
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–28,000
- Schedules at
- severtrans.rs
- Phone
- +381 64 80 266 80
- info@terratravel.rs
- Website
- Terra Travel d.o.o.
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–13,000
- Website
- Terra Travel d.o.o.
- 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
- Ft 390–36,000
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- Ft 919
- Car
- Ft 13,000–36,000
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 918–919
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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