There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Lake Bled by bus, plane, shuttle, ferry, train, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane CTA - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
7h 10m€82–399Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 536 / ...
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ljubljana bus stationbus 402 / ...
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bledbus
25h 34m€54–158Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Nova Goricatrain Re
- Take the train from Nova Gorica to Bled Jezerotrain Re
16h 41mCar ferry, bus, shuttle
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni Central Bus Station to Padua Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Padova to Trevisobus 101
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
21h 54m€88–445Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Bledcar
13h 59m€212–322Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CTA - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
8h 15m€66–459Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane CTA - LJU
9h 7m€102–329Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane PMO - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
9h 57m€92–472
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Lake Bled is to bus which costs €50 - €160 and takes 25h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Lake Bled is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 10m and costs €80 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina station to Lake Bled. However, there are services departing from Messina Main Train Station and arriving at Bled via Bologna Centrale, Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 34m.
The distance between Messina and Lake Bled is 1217 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Lake Bled without a car is to ferry and train which takes 16h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Messina to Lake Bled, including transfers.
Messina to Lake Bled bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Messina Main Train Station.
Messina to Lake Bled bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Messina to Lake Bled bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1765+ hotels available in Lake Bled.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Lake Bled, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bled via Bologna Centrale, Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO), Ljubljana bus station, and Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana in around 25h 34m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–110
Flights from Palermo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Palermo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Nova Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Nova Gorica to Bled Jezero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €6–9
- Regional Train Ticket
- €8–10
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €12–14
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–80
- Private
- €120–260
Shuttle from Treviso to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–330
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–60
- Private
- €180–330
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–330
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–60
- Private
- €180–330
Bus from Villa San Giovanni Central Bus Station to Padua Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +39 0422 588311
- info@mobilitadimarca.it
- Website
- mobilitadimarca.it
Bus from Padova to Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://mobilitadimarca.it/en/
- 2nd Class
- €5–6
- Phone
- +39 333 916 3531
- info@harea.travel
- Website
- harea.travel
Bus from Padova to Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.harea.travel/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–30
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- 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 Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +38670511611
- info@tripstair.com
- Website
- tripstair.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Website
- https://tripstair.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Economy
- €6–16
- 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
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
- 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
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