There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Leipzig by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane CTA - LEJ
10h 32m€144–385Train, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CTA - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
9h 4m€88–325Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
23h 3mBus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Messina to Bologna Centralebus N597
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Leipzig central train stationbus N452
28h 45m€190–285Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Leipzigcar
18h 40m€352–552Train, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane CTA - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
12h 10m€171–415Ferry, train, night train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Muenchen Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from München Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
24h 32mBus
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Nürnberg, Zobbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus N86 / ...
29h 20m€237–327
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Leipzig is to train and fly which costs €85 - €330 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Leipzig is to train and fly which takes 9h 4m and costs €85 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 45m.
The distance between Messina and Leipzig is 1686 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Leipzig without a car is to ferry and train which takes 23h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 32m to get from Messina to Leipzig, including transfers.
Messina to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Messina to Leipzig bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1355+ hotels available in Leipzig.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a bus from Messina to Leipzig central train station via Bologna Centrale in around 28h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €140–210
- 2nd Class
- €140–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact 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
- €100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Nürnberg, Zob
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–290
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- 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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