There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Checkpoint Charlie by bus, plane, ferry, train, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)CTA - BER
7h 22m€77–237Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to PadovaFr
- Take the train from Padova to München Hbf89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Berlin Hbf28 / ...
23h 20mBus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Messina to Bologna CentraleN597
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Berlin, Zentralen OmnibusbahnhofN1385
31h 44m€87–263Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Checkpoint Charlie
19h 49m€332–492Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)PMO - BER
9h 40m€95–317Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)CTA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
10h 8m€97–369Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)CTA - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Suedkreuz
10h 44m€165–414Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Muenchen HbfRj
- Take the train from München Hbf to Berlin Hbf28 / ...
24h 47m€214–512Bus
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Battipaglia Ospedale
- Take the bus from BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm
36h 57m€163–212
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Checkpoint Charlie is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €240 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Checkpoint Charlie is to bus and fly which takes 7h 22m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Checkpoint Charlie. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at U Kochstr./Checkpoint Charlie via Bologna Centrale, Messegelände/ZOB and S Halensee. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 44m.
The distance between Messina and Checkpoint Charlie is 1794 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Checkpoint Charlie without a car is to ferry and train which takes 23h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Messina to Checkpoint Charlie, including transfers.
Messina to Checkpoint Charlie bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Checkpoint Charlie bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
There are 2512+ hotels available in Checkpoint Charlie.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Checkpoint Charlie, Germany?
You can take a bus from Messina to Checkpoint Charlie via Bologna Centrale, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Messegelände/ZOB, S Halensee, and U Kochstr./Checkpoint Charlie in around 31h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Padova to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–22
- Business
- €18–19
Train from Venezia Mestre to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- 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 Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Battipaglia Ospedale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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
- 342 32 55 869
- 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
- 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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