There are 10 ways to get from Messina to Cardiff by bus, plane, ferry, train, night train, or car ferry
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)CTA - CWL
12h 17m£100–376Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)CTA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
8h 22m£84–242Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)HbfEc
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nord79
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
34h 39mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
42h 8m£121–327Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)CTA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
10h 15m£102–318Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)CTA - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
10h 14m£106–397Train to Palermo Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)PMO - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
12h 27m£128–442Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Luton Airport (LTN)CTA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
10h 1m£113–321Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Messina Centrale to Genova P.Za PrincipeIni
- Take the bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
46h 54m£161–392Car 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
- Take the bus from Brussels to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
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Messina to Cardiff by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which costs £80 - £250 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 22m and costs £80 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Kingsway GD via Bologna - Bus Station, Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 8m.
The distance between Messina and Cardiff is 1401 miles.
The best way to get from Messina to Cardiff without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 34h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 17m to get from Messina to Cardiff, including transfers.
Messina to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Messina. It is currently 4:46 AM in Messina and 3:46 AM in Cardiff.
Book your Messina to Cardiff bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Messina to Kingsway GD via Bologna Centrale, Bologna - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 42h 8m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bristol Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Stansted Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cardiff Airport via Milan Linate, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dusseldorf, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cardiff Airport via Bologna, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £26–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £120–170
- 2nd Class
- £120–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £30–45
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Messina Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–22
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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
- £55–65
- 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
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Brussels to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- 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
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–35
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- £2–6
- Moto
- £14–19
- Car
- £27–35
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